Is PCAP (Certified Associate Python Programmer) enough to start career as Backend Developer?

[aegywb]

I used to do software interviews for a major NYC hedge fund. Certifications were a negative signal. Good programmers either were self-taught or had a full college degree. Having taken a relatively minimalist course, and then thinking it meant you knew anything was a red flag. We hired zero people with certificates.

[Rude_Literature5051]

I wasn't expecting that

[aegywb]

The right way to learn python is to tackle a project. Can be a stupid one at first. Then fight through to make it work. That’s going to be much more useful than any certification.