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.

father, husband, css golfer, ux engineer, silently defining variables as /sdv sdv.wtf

In crypto I think street cred is easily obtainable compared to a degree and opens more doors for you (assuming the person is motivated). Who would you work with, someone that has a degree or someone that did stuff you find valuable ?