[roadtoswe]

Indeed it is something to think about. I appreciate all the advice you gave. Last question, I'm currently taking CS50's Programming with Python and MITs Intro to CS in Python, what would be a good branching point after those two courses? I know it depends on the individual and their interests, but what would you best recommend with respect to your point of view? I'll also be learning math (calculus, linear algebra) simultaneously, to develop the math background to tackle AI/ML.

[testfit1]

I took Andrew Ng's Coursera ML course but I think it's a bit out of date now. I've heard good things about https://karpathy.ai/zero-to-hero.html to learn AI/ML.

Most tech interviews will have a leetcode component, so I would also take a more advanced algorithms/data structures class like https://www.coursera.org/learn/algorithms-part1

I would also start doing problems on leetcode once you finish the course.

[roadtoswe]

Thanks for all the advice.