By the way I should mention: I didn't just make this up, I actually _am_ a "self-taught" engineer working for a unicorn. These are the basics of how I got there

By the way I should mention: I didn't just make this up, I actually _am_ a "self-taught" engineer working for a unicorn. These are the basics of how I got there. I had a bit of programming background—took 2 semesters of CS in college on my way to a history degree, plus a stats class that used R. Really though, a few months of study after college then jumping into a job in the right company is what can make it happen. These days, I interview a lot of other engineers, and this also includes some stuff that makes them more or less successful / more or less attractive to us as an employer.