Career switch advice (where to focus prep)

I've dabbled in programming on the side for a while and am considering a mid/late-career switch to dev.

I am comfortable with self-study. Looking for advice from anyone who has experience hiring candidates:

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1. If optimizing for getting in the door at entry-level jobs, what should I prioritize learning and getting Github projects up for?

Have been thinking:

- React/Typescript - NodeJS - 1 back-end framework (RoR or Django)

2. Alternatively, if I already have years of data analyst-level SQL experience, would that give me more leg up in landing an entry-level data engineering vs. a web dev role?

And is this a decision I should make upfront to better focus what I Iearn/prep?

Feel like data eng would mean more emphasis on Python, scripting, Github projects with big data sets and ETL. Feels like a different prep path.

Any advice is much appreciated. You all are great and I've learned much from lurking on HN!