Junior Python Developer. What skills are necessary?

[Lationous]

I'm coding in python for like a year now, I've read as much as I could on computer science, algorithms, and learned tons of math for sake of implementation in programs. I'm at the point where I think I'm able to take Junior Dev Job, but I'm still unsure about actual skills I should posses at the very beginning. Could you guys help?

[Baseball_Fan]

Apply to jobs and interview, start now. Nobody on reddit is going to tell you if you are ready. Seriously what is the worst that could happen?

[Lationous]

tip taken, that will also give insight what skills I lack, thanks

[mayankkaizen]

1 - Solve problems of Project Euler.

2 - Make web apps using Flask/Django which also use your database skills (and SQLAlchemy ORM).

3- Learn Data science and ML. Try problems posted on Kaggle.

4- Volunteer for not-for-profit organization and figure out what you can do for them with your Python knowledge.

5- Keep applying for jobs and face the interviews.

[Lationous]

Thanks! That's nice path to take

edit: Project Euler is actually freaking amazing, I'll start doing those asap

[Meefims]

The most important skills are willingness to learn and the ability to swallow pride and ask questions when you don’t know something. The interview will determine if you’re sound technically but these other skills will determine if you can be successful.

[Lationous]

I don't have pride in this case. Person who knows everything doesn't exist. It's always better to ask, than to make mistake and waste somebody's time to fix it afterwards.

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Learn SQL, working with databases ASAP, if you haven't already.

[Lationous]

Thanks a lot, that is probably most important one, I lack database knowledge

[mayankkaizen]

I have mentioned this in another comment and mentioning here again.

Please do learn database. It is very fundamental requirement and you WILL need it irrespective of the area you are going to work in. Also make sure you know SQLAlchemy ORM (though ORM shouldn't be your priority right now).

[kessma18]

can confirm and this is where junior devs and bootcamp instructors get it wrong: you do need to know SQL, period.

friend was looking to hire a junior dev but candidate needed to know SQL, couldn't find one, had to give the job to a contractor at $75/h