> one and a half years of professional coding experience which ended when I got fired for performance issues I'm not American nor I work for a FAANMG, but I th

> one and a half years of professional coding experience which ended when I got fired for performance issues I'm not American nor I work for a FAANMG, but I think that less than two years is not enough time to have that defeatist thinking. I'm sure you're a good Software Engineer (at least you've got the foundations as you studied CS). Why don't you apply to startups and give some years to get some extra experience and get a network of peers? Have some patience and perseverance. Getting a job in a big company is not always easy and each person needs a different time.