I believe that you can be in tech without a degree (and I know a lot of people who are) but we just posted looking for a new developer and, of course, it says "

I believe that you can be in tech without a degree (and I know a lot of people who are) but we just posted looking for a new developer and, of course, it says "CS degree required". If you don't have a degree, you have more of an uphill battle if you go the traditional employee route and that is where most of the jobs are.