2024 CS grad here looking for honest advice.
I recently started a stable $70k leadership role and relocated for it, which means I’d likely have to pay relocation back if I leave now. At the same time, I’ve been trying to break into tech/software engineering for the past 2 years with no success.
Last year I completed Revature’s unpaid training/prep program, and I just recently got reached out to for a data engineering opportunity connected to it. The catch is that it requires 11 weeks of paid training first at only $8/hr, and then there’s another client interview at the end where people can still get eliminated/not selected.
So now I’m stuck between:
- staying in a stable non-tech role that pays well
- or taking a risky path that could potentially get me into software/data engineering
Part of me feels like this may be my last realistic shot at getting into tech, but financially and career-wise it also feels risky.
Would appreciate honest advice from people in industry.