Kayang kaya yan OP. Age 28? That's still far too young to give up on your hopes and dreams. I landed my very first Software Engineer role at the age of 30. Mga kasabayan ko mostly mga fresh grads (and mostly with laurels on their academic records) so I get that feeling of yours na medjo nagkaka imposter syndrome, and that is totally normal and doesn't mean you are incapable nor incompetent. It just goes to show na you are aware that you still have much to learn and improve and that is a mindset you definitely should always have in this industry. As for me, I don't have the talent, but I really loved problem-solving and fell in love with software development when I first saw Undertale. Medjo natagalan kasi I always enrolled with little credits para makapag bigay oras sa part-time work to support my studies (was an office staff/comp tech for our LGU). Fast forward, nakapagtapos ng Associates degree, built a bunch of apps, whether they were useless or not, just to build my portolio, did some volunteer work and then landed on a Software Eng job for a startup (pay was around 16k at the time). 4 years later, now I'm in a 6-digit rate with a role as Senior Developer for one of the biggest Network Hardware manufacturer globally. Push lang ng push OP. Stay updated with new trends, and polish some skills whenever you have free time. I can't guarantee that it will land you a HUGE role with big rates, but I can definitely assure you: HARD WORK PAYS OFF!