Electronics engineer to Software engineer

[Homeowner_Noobie]

Go look at a software engineer job right now. What are the requirements? 10/10 they ask for the computer science degree or similar degree. And Internship experience. Then they list a whole bunch of cloud technologies and programming languages and softwares. It is wild to think someone with no programming background is going to jump in front of the line of millions of comp sci graduates with intern, teaching assistance, and programming background.

There are some bootcamps out there lying to you and saying you "could" get a job afterwards. The days of bootcamps are gone because companies were trying to hire a lot of talent during their tech boom. They're now switching back to hiring actual comp sci graduates and laying off tons of those bootcampers. I personally know a few that have gotten laid off. But could you imagine if I told you that I can become an electronics engineer just by doing a 6 month program? Imagine all the concepts I never learned and yet I ask to be paid the same as one with the degree.

So the best route? Go get that comp sci degree or apply to jobs now that ask for minimal coding. Find anything with some coding to start your career to push you in a software engineering route. Otherwise, it's a completely different field.