Looking to pivot careers. After working in management for 12 years I am considering going to school for software engineering. I like the remote work flexibility, salary averages, benefits. The constant stress of human and capital management has me feeling burnt out especially post pandemic. Can anyone share what to expect on this new industry career path? Is a bachelor’s degree 100% necessary? Or is there a path taking certifications vs full degree?

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You absolutely can get into software engineering without a formal degree. I was going to go into detail about it, but figured it might be easier to share this resource, which basically covers everything I was going to say (and probably better than I could have said it): https://www.springboard.com/blog/software-engineering/software-engineering-job-no-degree/

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I'm not in SWE, but still technical role. T/PgM. Similar to you Management role for 10+ years. No degree, relevant experience was valued when I applied. Similar autonomy as SWE and good pay, not quite as great as SWE. With my YOE experience just under 200k TC as an L4, and I would argue that is underleveled considering experience. I would say PMP has a lot of value, but I dont personally have it. Some college but no degree.

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Yep, as others have said, it's doable without a degree. Experience matters more than education in most cases, actually, so the more experience you can gain during your certification programs and/or by taking on small projects as you learn, the better.

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