[abhnv]

I beleived that too. But recently, one of my uncles, who was being considered to be promoted to being a director in his company, was rejected because the other person who got promoted, had a masters degree.

And my uncle was like, "I wish I had done my masters degree when I was young".

It feels stupid to say this out loud, but this incident did impact my thinking.

Edit: My uncle works at an automobile parts manufacturing company, I'm not sure how his experience applies to software industry.

[chitowneats]

Masters degree matters. The fact that you graduated undergrad matters. The actual grades you earned do not.

If an applicant included their undergrad report cards or GPA with their resume, I would take this as a sign of naivete and would most likely slot this person as a junior engineer.

Conversely, if an employer ever asked to see my grades from undergrad as a condition of employment or promotion, this would be a major red flag for me.

Edit: Masters degree is less valuable for a typical web dev or SWE than years of experience in the industry. Specialties like ML/AI are an exception.