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Can you write code? Can you manage stakeholders? Run complex projects with a moderate level of tech understanding? Can you understand a technical system and write documentation?

(Approximately) Nobody in tech cares about certificates and that goes 5x for non-technology certificates. What are skilled in doing matters way more than what paper with a stamped gold seal has your name on it.

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Yes I can do all of those. In the Midwest, DC beltway, Northeast, paper is king. Much to the disbelief of HN tech enclaves that don't care about credentials are rare.

Snowden didn't have a degree and worked in DC beltway :P Anyway, most of the jobs that showed up when I googled "senior robotics engineer Virginia" don't mention a cert or degree (they ask for X-years of professional experience) or only mention a degree within a list of many desired qualifications ...

https://www.google.com/search?q=+Senior+Robotics+Engineer+vi...

Idk what to tell you, everyone seems very reticent to hire despite actual experience. In some cases it's statute preventing the hiring of people without degrees.

It's not all roses like comes up on HN frequently.

I’m in the Northeast and been hiring tech people here for decades. I’ve never seen a place where paper was king, but if paper is what’s holding you back, go get it.

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