In our hiring procedure experience way trumps academics (in fact I don't ever recall looking at transcripts beyond "this person claims to have a BSc and in fact

In our hiring procedure experience way trumps academics (in fact I don't ever recall looking at transcripts beyond "this person claims to have a BSc and in fact does so"). Ironically, we are a semi-academic research institution. The fact that we are not hung up on academic performance should tell you how valuable we think that really is. The most important thing you need to worry about is whether you can effectively use your programming experience to showcase skills relevant to your future employer.