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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We've been hiring developers for a decade, and never have I ever even asked where they went to school.  As long as they can code creatively and have experience, that's your masters.