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As others have said, the market right now is incredibly tough for job seekers now and especially so for junior candidates just looking to get their foot in the door. I have confidence the job market will start to get better in the near future, but who knows.

For now, start searching for roles in companies that are entry level and might write or maintain a little bit of code as part of the job description. These can be tricky to find, but can often be listed under things like support specialist, marketing operations, solution engineering, etc… and apply to as many as you can.

Even if you don’t write any code in your first role, look for opportunities to do so any chance you get.

I started out this way and tasked myself with rewriting an internal meeting tool the company had neglected. I used that experience to help sell myself to teams looking for new developers, and it’s how I got my first SWE job.