An Engineer is someone who went to know how and why things work, besides being naturally curious, An Engineer is A Person who Designs and Builds things to solve specific problems

Engineers Ask 3 Important Questions when they are working

1. what is the problem that needs to be solved?

2. who has the problem that needs to be solved?

3. why is a problem this important to solve?

   Software Engineers

   they design and Create computer systems and applications to solve real-world problems

   Software Engineering

   is the branch of computer science that deals with the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software applications. Software Engineers apply engineering principal and knowledge of computer programming language to build a software solution for end users

There Tasks

• Evaluating and testing new software programs

• optimizing software for speed and scalability

• writing and testing code

• consulting with clients, Engineers, Security specialists and other stakeholders

• presenting new features to internal customers

General classification of Software Engineers

1. System Developer

2. Application Developer

System Developer Task

• Ensuring that different types of software communicate with each other on one platform

• Maintaining Documentation of information technology system

• updating to new technologies as needed

• collaborating with development teams: senior system architects and Data science professional

Application Developer Task

• Developing applications for Ios, Android, Windows or other Os

• conduction An analysis of requirements and tweaking software as needed

• Releasing software updates

• working with Graphic designers, customers services, staff, project managers, and other customer-facing departments

Skills require as Software Engineers

to achieve all the above mention tasks as Software Engineer to Deliver secure reliable scalable software you must have strong technical skills**(hard skills) in** computer science, And not only that you must also have soft skills that would enable you to interact with both Development team and end-users to get feedback and build the software that solves the actual intent problem

1. Hard Skills you need a strong knowledge of computer science that would enable you to build:

   • server

   • marketplace

   • blockchain

   • website

   • configure a chatbot e.t.c

     All these would not be possible without strong hard skills in computer science such as:

• programming

• version control

• object Oriented programming

• Data Structure and Algorithms

• Database architecture

• operating system

• cloud computing

• Agile and Scrum project management

• Test and Debugging

• Attention to details

Soft skills

Soft skills are skills applicable to all professions. Skills like communication, collaboration, adaptability, and problem-solving – commonly called “soft” skills – are now so essential to success in IT, The ability to think creatively and solve problems by working with others is really important,

Software Engineering Future Demand

There has never been a better moment to get engaged if software engineering is something you're thinking about. Around the world and in the United States, this area is expanding incredibly. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that there will be roughly 162,900 vacancies for software engineers over the decade between 2021 to 2031. These figures indicate a promising software engineer demand in future, especially in light of the ongoing advancements in new technology development trends.

Conclusion

The need for qualified software developers and the demand for software engineers are growing quickly. So, the future demand for software engineers will keep expanding.

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