Laid off 2 months ago after 4 years as a Java/Spring Boot Backend Engineer. I have a potential Capgemini B2 BRE (Drools) offer. Since I already have BRE experience, I'm worried it may limit my future backend opportunities. I currently have no other interviews, so declining it increases my career gap. Should I accept the role and prepare for backend interviews in parallel, or wait for a pure Java/backend opportunity? Any advice from people who've made a similar transition?

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