There are plenty of people out there with valuable skills that get overlooked. And yes it's unfortunate, but think about it from the recruiters perspective. The

There are plenty of people out there with valuable skills that get overlooked. And yes it's unfortunate, but think about it from the recruiters perspective. They try to maximize their ROI on candidates. Filtering by ones with a degree increases the probability of hiring a candidate, so it's just an easy way to make hiring more efficient. Just need to set yourself apart in some way, maybe by having some github projects or a portfolio to share, and lack of degree should be less of a hurdle.