JojoTheWhale
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Perhaps in Silicon Valley (although I doubt it), but that's not the case in Seattle where I've worked for the last 22 years. I've managed and hired dozens of sw developers, and where the candidate went to college was never much of a factor for me or my company. In fact, it's somewhat of a hindrance when staffing entry level positions as recent grads from top engineering schools tend to have significantly inflated (and unjustified) compensation demands.
I wouldn't even call it regional, just company-specific. Berkeley grads end up at Facebook/Google/LinkedIn just as often as those from Stanford. Washington is just as common if not more so, especially if you count Amazon.
I've never done dedicated Software Dev, but I'm always after autodidacts. The constant flood of new info in InfoSec demands it.