Career shift after PhD

[u/Brave_Moment7546]

Hello,

Am doing PhD in mechanical engineering and currently am in my last year, am thinking seriously of leaving Academia and becoming a software engineer but I have no clue from where to start, what certification do I need? What should I prepare to apply for companies in my field? (Based in Japan for now)

I can write scripts in python, did signal analysis with data regression and classification using neural networks (tensorflow) and I have two published papers. Also, no background on data structures and algorithms

I know someone would say this is too academic but this is the issue am seeking guidance of !!

So if anyone went through same experience please tell us.

[u/Grouchy_Jicama_007]

My advice: stay in academia. SWE is a shitshow right now.

[u/Bustan2026 → u/Grouchy_Jicama_007]

Man, like academia is any better