[turdprincess]

You could pick up some contract work on Upwork. Set a really low rate and then work up. Pick a niche and specialize.

After you do some contracts and get some good experience under your belt, register as an LLC and give yourself a title - software engineer at your company.

It should be enough to get your foot in the door for an interview and from there as long as you are a good talker you will get the job.