I am offered a job as a senior data analyst but I am having imposter syndrome /u/luckytango CSCQ protests reddit

I lost my job as a software engineer in early December of 2024. This job was my first job and I was with the company (a car manufacturer) for a little bit over 5 years. I started with them as a software engineer working on their e-commerce team. Then, I earned a masters degree in data science and applied for a big data engineering role in the company. I got it and stayed with them for about a year and a half. To be honest, I hated it. The system is very very bloated and I felt like no matter what I did to learn it, I fell short. I felt like I wasn’t making progress so I switched back to my software engineering position where I excel.

I got laid off along with hundreds of others at the end of the year. So I brushed off my resume and started applying. Since my first experience with data engineering was so bad, I am very insecure about getting a role in it again. And three years removed from my masters, I feel like I have forgotten all that I have learned and feel very insecure about it.

However, since data science is the big thing lately I get a lot of interviews for it. Today, I was finally offered a senior data analyst position. I was never an analyst, let alone a senior. So I don’t know if I should accept or reject the offer. As a senior, a lot will be expected of me and I am not there yet. At least that’s how I feel.

Any advice is welcome please!

I lost my job as a software engineer in early December of 2024. This job was my first job and I was with the company (a car manufacturer) for a little bit over 5 years. I started with them as a software engineer working on their e-commerce team. Then, I earned a masters degree in data science and applied for a big data engineering role in the company. I got it and stayed with them for about a year and a half. To be honest, I hated it. The system is very very bloated and I felt like no matter what I did to learn it, I fell short. I felt like I wasn’t making progress so I switched back to my software engineering position where I excel.

I got laid off along with hundreds of others at the end of the year. So I brushed off my resume and started applying. Since my first experience with data engineering was so bad, I am very insecure about getting a role in it again. And three years removed from my masters, I feel like I have forgotten all that I have learned and feel very insecure about it.

However, since data science is the big thing lately I get a lot of interviews for it. Today, I was finally offered a senior data analyst position. I was never an analyst, let alone a senior. So I don’t know if I should accept or reject the offer. As a senior, a lot will be expected of me and I am not there yet. At least that’s how I feel.

Any advice is welcome please!