Getting a job opportunity w/o a degree and only knowing what I learned as an ... obsessive ... hobby

Hey. It’s how I started, I’ve worked for one of the biggest companies in the world and some small ones too. Now I work for myself.

Keep on truckin’

Feel you, @MPKaboose, from the deepest place of my heart...

That's how I started. I actually went to a coding event called startup weekend that's where I landed my first job.

I went to school for software engineering but knew most of the curriculum already.

To be honest, I've learned more from self teaching via the internet and books than I did from school.

You definitely do not need a degree to be successful.