IE graduate, might try to get a job as a SWE and need some guidance

I graduate pretty soon with a degree in Industrial Engineering and an average GPA and I'm considering trying to self teach so I can get into software development.

Background:

As an IE undergrad, I have some exposure to C++, MATLAB, R, Python, VBA, HTML and CSS as well as some software such as Minitab, Simio, Labview, Solidworks, etc. Most of my programming experience has related to functional programming and data analytics. I can write recursive functions, do some OOP, write functions / scripts to clean / process data, do statistical modeling and run machine learning algorithms.

Originally, I wanted to get a job in something like data analytics, discrete manufacturing automation or quantitative development however with COVID and the sudden influx of unemployed persons with masters degrees I think I would have a better shot at getting a decent job as a Software engineer granted that I develop my skills.

From what I know, some of my biggest weaknesses relate to Operating Systems, Distributed Computing, data structures such as trees, writing efficient code, all the stuff relating to Big O, etc.

I have a pretty solid background in stats, math and discrete / stochastic optimization which I feel gives me a possible advantage over traditional CS students - not sure about Comp Eng students tho.

Questions:

What skills do I need to develop in order to land a decent entry level job ($70k - $80k) as a software developer / engineer?

How likely is it that I can land a job?

More information:

Ideally, I would like to land a job using Python or C++ and I am able to do a moderate amount of leetcode problems - though that probably really doesn't matter.

Looking towards the future, I still want to get into discrete manufacturing automation or quantitative development and I see working as a software developer for a few years as a stepping stone into these fields. I would probably pair this experience with teaching myself some advanced math / stats or a masters in operations research / computational mathematics

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