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  • am a developer with a few big projects under my belt

    I’ve got quite a bit of experience with Linux and I manage a home server, but that probably doesn’t differentiate me much

    It 100% does if you target small companies. Think 5-30 man shows where ‘IT department’ is a luxurious dream. In that company you wear many hats and having IT/devops experience as a programmer is a big deal. You will instantly be one of the most experienced people in the small company when wearing the IT hat.

    If it’s so hard for fresh CS graduates to get jobs, why would any other option be different?

    As you are already in the workforce, stay in it. After having a job for the last year (?) and the option of what to do with the next four years of your life. You can either have 5 years of experience, or you can have 1 year of experience.

    Notice how I didn’t mention your degree? A degree is a minor point after you get your first job.