[danpalmer]

Matlab could be really good to get into research or 'data science' roles, I don't think it's a particularly common skill, but can be very good for more mathematical research oriented coding. Given your background you might want to focus much more on the mathematical side of development, perhaps look at machine learning roles as I'm sure you'll find machine learning easier to pick up than many people.

[hakann]

I agree that ML or data science would be feasible. I am working on data science/machine learning as well, I have taken classes from coursera and trying to work on it on the side. As I mentioned above, my progress is slow as most of my time is spent on my day job. It is hard to tell if I am on the right track without working in the field. Thank you for your suggestions.