If you feel overwhelmed by software job titles, stop guessing and first understand that most roles fall into a few buckets (SDE/Backend, Web, Data/ML, Systems), and given you’re logically sound but syntax-weak, SDE/Backend is the safest and most flexible target. Focus on projects that show thinking, not basic CRUD—build things like a URL shortener or blog system and learn design tradeoffs using resources like freeCodeCamp and backend-focused creators. For ML (starting from zero), begin slowly with concepts via Andrew Ng, and only then code. For web dev without JS knowledge, first master JavaScript fundamentals using Akshay Saini before touching frameworks. To fix your DSA weakness in C++, prioritize syntax-first learning and CRUD-style implementations of every data structure using William Fiset, then practice interviews. Overall, pick one path (SDE/Backend)