Speaking as a hiring manager (single data point, grain of salt, etc), I'm much more interested in people's industry experience than their degrees. It depends of

Speaking as a hiring manager (single data point, grain of salt, etc), I'm much more interested in people's industry experience than their degrees. It depends of course on what type of software development work you're interested in doing. But of the dozen or so most productive developers I've worked with, only about half had computer science degrees. One hadn't finished high school. I can get a lot more productivity out of someone self taught or with a bootcamp certificate and 18 months of real experience than I can out of someone fresh out of school with a masters in CS. For people fresh out of high school, I tell them that the degree may get your foot in the door - but you already have an advanced degree in a related field. You may get further by getting an internship and producing a portfolio of work and side projects that prove you can do the work than you would by spending more time in school. You might even be able to find an internship you can do while completing your PhD, so you can explore the possibilities before committing.