Ex-Military Senior Network engineer, how do I get a job in Software Engineering today?
Hey there all, as the title says I'm an ex-military Senior Network Engineer with a deep passion for Software Engineering (Specifically C/C++).
At my last role of 3+ Years I've developed, maintained and delivered scalable solutions for complex enterprise and data center environments.
Great experience in Checkpoint, Palo Alto, Cisco and Juniper equipment.
during my role Ive programmeded many Automation and Intergration tools for my team
including scripting (Java & Python) and Web Development (Typescript/JavaScript & Tailwind with React) and deploying them on Linux and Windows Servers.
Ive got a Diploma on Network & Software Engineer from College.
My great final Project there was an autonomous RC Car that can be controlled via Infrared controller or a WebApp.
through the web app you could train my personal ML model to recognize objects and faces and follow them in real-time.
the RC car was a combination of Arduino Uno & ESP32.
the web app was JS/HTML
the web server was programmed using C with Linux sockets
and the ML was a custom model trained using Darknet framework and Python.
I've got a deep understanding and passion for Low-Level programming and would like to score in a role of that kind...
what do u think guys? how should I approach employers?
Should I stick with Network Engineering?
Transition to DevOps?
What do you about RND roles for one of the Vendors I've worked with?