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Think about everything you’ve learned in the last 15 years. You must have learned some skills that a junior wouldn’t know. Frame those skills and examples on the resume using the STAR or other variants people suggest for resume bullet points.
The take those bullet points and make sure the verb being used matches your actual skill but also your targeted job role. For example words like “owned” “architected” show more leadership and could be for a tech lead or staff role If that’s what you are applying for. If you were small and solo, you get to show how your role was not a typical software developer role.
If you do a cover letter, elaborate on some of those skills (I pick the most recent and the most applicable to the job). Typically I don’t need to change the cover letter for every job, but just tweak it.
During interviewing, make sure you have examples about all those and can answer questions about it. Also, and probably one of the most important things is emphasize your ability to problem solve and how you think about things. AI is great for a lot of things and some models are quite spectacular, but not all companies don’t want to spent $1000 a week per employee to make up for someone not knowing how to think.
SSE1 has good advice - I would follow their lead.
For any observers, this is a good lesson not get to complacent with your career growth especially in the first 10-15 years. Take risks, learn new skills, grow while you are young and have the energy to do it. As you get older and your life priorities shift you’ll be glad you put the effort upfront.
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It doesn’t seem like OP wasn’t trying to stretch in the environment they were in. I also know how strange the job environment has been for the last six years. Build the story for them that shows those things you did do to stretch