Whether we like it or not, coding is now about how you can leverage Claude/OpenAI/Gemini to do the work for you. If you don't have these skills I would focus some effort there. Are you familiar with how to use agent skills, parallelizing agent work, creating plans, etc.?
With agents it is also much easier to build out some hobby projects. These can look great on a resume and provide some talking points in an interview. Worth looking through the Who's Hiring posts here on HN to see what employers are currently looking for and try to tailor your submissions towards these needs.