I've spent a lot of time experimenting with hiring pipelines and have found 0 correlation between education and good development hires. That is, when I did double blind experimental data collection, educational certification is noise.
That said, when I talk to the developers I know that I consider "great" who don't have CS education, they have a nearly 100% rate of regret, in at least wishing they had the experience of a CS education. There are things that are easier to learn in an academic setting than in any other setting.
So, the short answer is I would highlight your professional experience, but would not hide your lack of education.
The longer answer is, if you are getting into a resume/web form search cycle you are probably doing it wrong. Your best bet is for personal recommendations. If after 5 years in the industry you do not have colleagues that can sherpa you into a job that you are interested in, education is not your problem. Either you have neglected your professional network, or your abilities are lower than you think. In either case, changing your educational status will not help.
I've spent a lot of time experimenting with hiring pipelines and have found 0 correlation between education and good development hires. That is, when I did double blind experimental data collection, educational certification is noise.
That said, when I talk to the developers I know that I consider "great" who don't have CS education, they have a nearly 100% rate of regret, in at least wishing they had the experience of a CS education. There are things that are easier to learn in an academic setting than in any other setting.
So, the short answer is I would highlight your professional experience, but would not hide your lack of education.
The longer answer is, if you are getting into a resume/web form search cycle you are probably doing it wrong. Your best bet is for personal recommendations. If after 5 years in the industry you do not have colleagues that can sherpa you into a job that you are interested in, education is not your problem. Either you have neglected your professional network, or your abilities are lower than you think. In either case, changing your educational status will not help.