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by hackNightly 4510 days ago
I'm what you would call a 'front-end' engineer. Senior front-end developer is my current title, though I'm quite capable of full-stack development. I make $103,000 annually and do not have a college degree. There has never been a job that denied me due to lack of education because I've been able to prove myself and my abilities. Going to college is a great resume boost, but has had no bearing on my career thus far.

(source: Front-end dev for 5+ years)

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I've been on a lot of interviews in the past couple years and maybe 1 out of 5 even think to question why I don't have an "education" section on my resume or what my schooling is (none). No one cares. Being able to do the job/get through a technical interview/show decent code samples is ridiculously more important than a degree.