As a developer I feel my career advancement stagnating in its current trajectory.

This feels silly to ask, but is there merit to obtaining a masters degree as a software/design engineer to get to staff level one day?

My gut says experience and street cred matter way more but I'm curious what others think of the ROI.

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Masters matter less as boomers and gen-x are aging out of management. I’m honestly wary of people with them these days because they have sucked in comparison to people without but experienced.

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I wouldn’t mind getting a masters if it was free and low time commitment over the course of 2-4 years.

I admittedly am attracted to the status of a higher degree but also wouldn’t want it as a bad signal, and what you’re saying makes plenty of sense.