There has always been a discussion around this. Strictly speaking: no, a lack of a formal education will not disqualify you for _most_ tech jobs (although it w

There has always been a discussion around this. Strictly speaking: no, a lack of a formal education will not disqualify you for _most_ tech jobs (although it will disqualify you from some, for example: consultancies staffing big government projects, where they have committed to consultants with minimum qualifications, anything in academia, etc). That said, it wont be regarded as an advantage either. The real question is: if you haven't been studying- what _have_ you been doing? It may be that you have been working on a startup, or have fallen into something which has really made you grow technically. In this case you are probably doing OK, although you will have to study if you want to pass an interview at Google (which rather defeats the purpose of not studying). On a side note: be wary of employers that make a great virtue out of hiring people with no education- this is often a sign that they want to press down pay and conditions or that fully qualified people not to want to work there.