Paradoxically, you might have an easier time than your average 40 year old software engineer with 10+ years experience (hi!) because you've done the coding boot

Paradoxically, you might have an easier time than your average 40 year old software engineer with 10+ years experience (hi!) because you've done the coding bootcamp recently, and can probably handle the data structures/algorithms-based coding tests more easily. There's a lot of recruiters hungry for software engineers, especially if they can pay lower than the average right now (several companies haven't gotten the message it's a hot market it seems, judging by the low ranges I'm getting from some recruiters "The best the company can do is 120k, no bonus, no equity, no 401k match, for a senior role in the US...is that alright?"), so now's probably a good time to get the next boost in your software engineering job if you can do well on those coding tests. Myself, I'm finding it really hard to have the time and energy to jump through the hoops for the companies requiring them, especially when other companies are moving a lot faster and relying more on a couple of phone interviews. I'm already tired just juggling phone interviews and a full-time job, having to do multiple 1+ hour coding exercises/system architecture designs with few details/self-directed video interviews after work on top of that doesn't feel worth it most of the time, especially when the company doesn't sound terribly interesting or is offering an attractive salary. But if you are willing to do some of that, you can get something that people like me would likely pass up, that might be really good for your career.