[edshiro]

Thank you very much for all the good advice. It didn't feel patronising and I admire the humble tone of your writing.

You are definitely right about being at the right place at the right time, and making sure you have the skills to do it better than others.

I have a pure software engineering degree (Masters) and been teaching myself deep learning lately. I am currently undertaking the Udacity self-driving car engineer nanodegree as as it is a great way to pick up skills in computer vision, machine learning and the automotive industry space. I am confident those skills will be valuable if I find the right opportunity.