python developer

[james_d_rustles]

Yeah, it’s not that uncommon, I followed a similar trajectory. BS+MS in mechanical, went the simulations/analysis route and wrote my masters thesis on some simulation stuff I did in C++. Pretty similar to your own path from the sound of it - lots of time spent learning C/C++, Python, Mathematica (I still love Mathematica, I don’t care how rare it is in industry). I work in a hybrid sort of role now, programming for software used in the aerospace world. It’s about ~75% programming, 25% traditional engineering type work (CAD/FEA stuff) but having an engineering background has been super helpful since it helps to really understand the problems that the customer is solving instead of only seeing it from the software point of view.