[johnjago]

When hiring software engineers, I look for people who can take in context from different areas to make good decisions. Some people only care about the technical merits of a solution, but it’s a load off my shoulders if an engineer also considers the constraints of other areas.

You can present yourself as someone with good software engineering fundamentals that also understands the business context. Someone out there is looking for exactly that and it’s hard for them to find it.

Also showing that you’re able to pick up new skills quickly—yes, it’s cliché—is competitive. In my experience, someone who can understand well the fundamentals of one area will follow a similar approach to understand another, so if you can show that, you can convince someone that you can settle into a more specialized position despite not having the skills right now.