I work for a university (not in SV), and the min quals for software engineers usually go something like: (Bachelors of Science degree AND three years of develo

I work for a university (not in SV), and the min quals for software engineers usually go something like: (Bachelors of Science degree AND three years of development experience) OR (Five years systems development experience) OR (Any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education) In personal experience, once I hit about 10 years of experience, whether I had a degree seemed be only of passing interest to interviewers.