Ask HN: Former master-tech building AI systems – how to break into software?

So to keep a very long story short, I was 28, was exactly a year ago from april i was awarded top 2000 technicaians in the Nation from Stellantis of North America. I was(and still am) dealing with life long knee pain and hip pain from just wear and tear of automotive repair. Due to this i knew automotive was over for me. Then I discovered claude.ai and one question led to another text thing you kmow im building a dual rtx msi b550 tomohawk max wifi 64gb ram, amd am4 5900xt cpu. 3tb ssd nvme ssd. Within 2 months of discovering the potential of CS. That said. I ended up creatinf a ton of projects to teach myself. Mind you im doing all this while the world around me is crashing and burning. I built printmakerai.com. I know ai is amazing at coding, and is very useful, but im the kind of guy who firmly believes "if you want it done right you must do it yourself." The reason im posting this is im seeking advice on what I should do. I cant land a career in cs without a formal degree. Im coming from one of the most technically advanced trades there are. We aren't "mechanics" anymore were technicians and for good reason. I can directly translate canbus, sensor fusion,.redundant systems, trace wiring diagrams,

Seperate circuits and modules and accurately Diagnose a module, circuit or more. Heck I was able to translate oil wicking to solder wicking. Like how 2018+ wranglers throw excessive dash lights and can stall? Everyone assumes abs module because the abs is throwing the dtc and there was a year plagued with bad abs modules. But its really a starconnector behind the glove box that has solder wicking down the pcb. And even being this smart is clearly not enough to land me a job in any real cs world. Thanks to claude.ai I found what makes brain light up like a Christmas tree but genuinely need help navigating this confusing field. That said ill be treaching myzelf python today because we'll I cant code myself lmao. And I know thats blocker number 1.