Becoming a Software Engineer without a degree

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Hello, I am currently in year 11 of high school an will graduate in two years. In about 5 months I will get access to a Windows desktop again. Then I will want to start learning Computer Science with Harvard's CS50 on edx. I heard of many people that got into big tech companies without degrees.Can anyone report how hard it really is to get a job or an internship at a big tech company right after graduation if I learned let's say 4 hours a week for the 2.5 years till I graduate?If you work at a big tech company or have knowledge about the topic do you have any tips on how you or other people got a job without a degree?

madscience · Accepted Answer

Getting a job that young without a degree is going to be really really difficult. You don't necessarily NEED a degree to get into tech overall, so if you can build solid projects and really showcase your skills to companies, you'll have a shot. But it'll be A LOT of work.

MarshallArts · Answer

Overall, if you’re committed enough to do what you say you want to do and don’t quit when it’s hard, yes you can work in software engineering without a degree. My main point would be that it will be much harder than a person who has a degree because you will be automatically barred from entry to a lot of companies and that may continue for your whole career for some companies. Overall if you’re serious about working in software engineering/tech, the CS degree will probably allow you to earn more than you would otherwise in the same field and over your whole career will very easily pay for itself even with debt. There is Data to back this up with degrees in general and I don’t doubt with CS as well.

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