You will probably get filtered out of many internships and new grad positions before you get to talk to a human, yes
#''Bachelor's degree in a technical field'', relevant in my case?
pure kraken
The places that you'll likely get more attention are the ones you're not trying to target, as they have fewer applicants and thus are more willing to talk to people who don't exactly meet what they're expecting
Although if you're needing a visa, that eliminates a lot of smaller companies
Visas often are also easier with certain degrees; I don't know how that would affect you
pure kraken
Honestly? Get a degree in cs, computer engineering, maybe ee or math
You don't have to do that, definitely; you have the other things you want to do. And you don't need it to be a software engineer. But it makes it much harder to get into FAANGs without job experience, which is the specific thing you're talking about. You could get into them a few years down the line, and you can get into other companies in the earlier times.