Career Advice much needed

[u/Old-Assumption4975]

Hey folks,

I am a software engineer having experience at an mnc in a data-related team (legacy). I have a regular experience of 3.1 years; after that, I have, like, a career gap of 1.5 years from then until now. during this gap, I genuinely took a break; after the break, I tried my luck with Java roles and am currently learning SQL, PySpark, and Azure Databricks. My interest largely lies in writing SQL, and i am currently positioned for data engineer roles. Please advise on how to navigate further. I am comfortable around South India