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Don't Confuse Competitive Programming and Software Engineering. Competitive programming is all about a sport that makes programmers gain special skills in writing short and effective codes in a relatively short time. Software Engineering is a general name that contains a set of other specific names in the tech industry. Software Engineers can work in back-end development, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence,…, etc. Your network is your NET WORTH, be active on LinkedIn, and do some open source projects with other teams. Most importantly, don’t look at what degree you have, follow your dream!