| I don't have degree and I worked in the second largest internet company in Russia (where university degree is mandatory for 90% of population due to soviet mindset). Currently, I'm in process of interviewing with London Office of Facebook. They told me that they don't care about my degree. The only important thing is my skills. Also, I had conversation with Google HR, he told me the same. Ripple Labs has very advanced position for C++ developer and they don't care about your degree at all. But I found that average tech companies care much more about degree than Google and Facebook. So answer to your question: Yes, top-tier employers in tech industry don't care about degree. But in order to get there you have to gain your first experience in average companies and it will be harder than with degree (but it's not impossible). Degree is very important to getting work permit in USA (H1B visa), Canada and many other western countries. I got my work permit in Sweden without any degree, but salaries here are low. If you dream about California, you have to get your degree even if it's super boring. |