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Re:As Tech Booms, Workers Turn to Coding for Career Change by _userThrowaway on Tuesday July 28, 2015 @05:42PM (#9964703)
How easy is it to find a decent job with good mentorship and pay without a cs degree? I'm currently a non-traditional student studying computer science, and while I'm enjoying the program, I enjoy work more. Also the education is incredibly costly if I include $80k a year in lost income. I also have family in the Denver area.

I have a decent enough resume where I know I would be able to get interviews, and definitely enough experience to pass Fizz-buzz level interviews. But I also know I need improvement in several areas before I think I'm a competent developer. So fit is very important to me. I don't want to last six or seven months at a job and then end up looking for a new one without a cs degree. So on my end it looks like internships are a better fit right now.

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Re:As Tech Booms, Workers Turn to Coding for Career Change by chadgeidel on Tuesday July 28, 2015 @06:01PM (#9964837)
It's hard to say. We've hired people where I work currently with little experience outside of college. Not at $80k of course. I would say that with a little bit of AngularJS and some backend (C#/Java) you could get $60k-$80k anywhere in town.

There are tons of recruiters in the area and companies are always looking for quick learners with some demonstrated talent. We aren't currently hiring, but I could put you in contact with our company recruiter if you are interested.

(EDIT: removed contact email after reply from _userThrowaway)

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