硬件工程师改行软件?

本人是有十年工作经验的芯片工程师.失业半年来发现湾区芯片市场奇差,
(I have a lot friends are in the same boat. Even no recruiter calls
now.)看来半导体已是夕阳产业, 想要转行学软件.
我会的软件有c,c++,java.
请问那种软件职位最易入行,起薪如何,需要学好那些语言?

垦请各位不吝赐教.


P.s."男怕入错行!信也!If I chose software instead of VLSI 12 years ago,
it would be a different story now"