19/07/2020
Software engineers design and build the apps, computer games and streaming services that we all take for granted. They create innovative ways to use computers to solve problems, deliver content and make life that little bit better for everyone.
They are involved with everything from the initial ideas and brainstorming, right the way through to designing different options, writing the code and then testing what they’ve created.
Most software engineers have a degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related subjects. They have knowledge of several coding languages and an interest in solving challenging problems.
If you love to work as part of a team, are always coming up with new ideas and like the idea of working on some of the world’s most complex problems, software engineering offers a lot of options. You’ll need to be open to new ideas, willing to listen to critical feedback and able to learn new things quickly and efficiently.
You could be like John Stanley Ford who was IBM’s first black software engineer. Or you could follow in the footsteps of Makinde Adeagbo, the founder of devcolor, a community of black software engineers.
Are you a software engineer? We’d love to hear how you got started, what you’re working on and what your advice would be for the next generation.
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