Just another anecdote, granted this was over a decade ago so YMMV now. Grew up doing web dev "as a hobby", basically self taught since middle-school. It was m

Just another anecdote, granted this was over a decade ago so YMMV now. Grew up doing web dev "as a hobby", basically self taught since middle-school. It was my passion, but never thought of pursuing it as a career or anything. Went to college, got a EE degree. Partly because parents thought it was generalized and better able to land me a job out of college. I partly agreed. Went to work at for gov't contractor and hated it. I would still code on the side when I got home. Left after a year and had my mini quarter life crisis lol. Decided to apply for a few jobs around me with zero experience in the industry. 2 interviews stuck out to me. First one was an a small agency. They gave me a coding test and I realized that I know a lot more than I thought I did and shouldn't imposter syndrome myself as much. Second one was a small startup. They saw a lot of apps I built on the side and were intrigued which netted me that offer. Decided to go for the startup and that experience really solidified my confidence that I could actually do this. IMO, your engineering degree will help you get a foot in the door at least. ME isn't a piece of cake and you've proven yourself competent in that regard. Your lack of "formal" education might be a hindrance to some, but I think it demonstrates the ability to self start and figure shit out and most importantly to just build stuff. Just keep grinding until you find the opportunities; you might have to take a step 'sideways" to get them.