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At your age, I guess it is rather important what you have to offer besides your software development skills. Do you have experience working in teams, a track re

At your age, I guess it is rather important what you have to offer besides your software development skills. Do you have experience working in teams, a track record with working with people, or extensive knowledge in an adjacent field, such as electronics, IT, or one of the other sciences? Or do you have extensive knowledge of certain safety/security/medical regulations? Is there some specific area in software engineering that you are drawn to or some application are? There are many applications fields of software development and I think in some large fields it will not be worth trying to compete with junior developers.

fzwang 1y ago
I second this. If you're trying to signal just on "I can code", then there will be fewer differentiating factors between you and younger people. Typically, I don't think of software dev as an "industry" in itself, unless you're talking about dev tools etc, but that many industries depend on strong software. Your best bet is to target software problems related to your prior job. This way, your skillsets complement each other. You may not be the best at either side, but your ability to integrate the two could be a strong pt.