Gameplay Programming - What steps to take?

Hello,

I want to be a Gameplay Programmer and I'd like to know what steps to take

Note: I'm a newbie and I have everything to learn. I understand UE4 is not the only engine out there and it's just a tool but it's the one I'm currently interested on using.

My situation: I'm in a 4-year college program in CS currently learning C++. I have very basic knowledge of Python, JavaScript, and I've also used classes, actors, inheritance and polymorphism in Scala. This has all been in a college setting.

I have …