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I've recently had a string of 'positive but not quite enough' interviews which has been quite discouraging.

Bit of background about me, I finished a CS related master's degree. Have worked (just over a year) as a software engineer with very very specific languages in a legacy codebase, rendering it quite irrelevant for most jobs. The only thing I can mention about is my dissertation, some python automation/scripting I have done as part of my job.

I'm finding it difficult to learn at a reasonable pace outside of work due to lack of time outside my job. If I optimise hard every day I can put in 2 hours per day + 12 at the weekend into learning. I'm interested in entry level backend engineer/ml engineer roles. What are the key skills I need to show/develop, given I'm quite proficient in Python?