Hello I am looking for advice to what I should do next as I just completed the Unreal Developer Course on Udemy and now am at a lost as what to do farther as practice and to expand my knowledge. My background is 2 years studying college in Videogame Design and 3 years working on 4 years studying Software Engineering in college. I am mainly focusing on using my C++ knowledge with Unreal Engine to make indie games but I do also know Java, and C# as well, but I do not know Unity. I am welcoming any advice that can help with my current situation with my current skill set
Looking for advice to what to do next as a C++ Unreal Engine Programmer
The Udemy courses range from a high middle ground to low middle ground. That is to say that are good but won't cover anything ground breaking.
If you are looking for higher quality tutorial and examples you should try finding resources published by professionals. Like blogs and tutorials.
Besides that you could start working on some portfolio code. Things like small games and mechanics.
You also sound very professional already, maybe try a little freelancing to get some experience and money?
Well, what are you trying to do? Land a job? Create your own stuff? If it's the latter, then you just need to finish more products because quantity > quality. Just do it. As for landing a job, no idea because I have never worked at any game studios nor do I plan to anytime soon.