I have a dilemma related to this. I know what I like to work on (domain / industry, etc.). There are companies hiring for this sort of thing. I don’t have any professional experience there though. So do I spend my time working on cool projects to build up the necessary domain problems so I can even get my resume looked at or do I spend my time leetcoding so I can pass the interviews.

I can do both, perhaps even concurrently, but clocks are ticking and I’m worried I only have so many years before I’m pigeonholed where I am now.