What is a Software Development Engineer?
A software development engineer conceptualizes, plans, codes and project manages a variety of product and business applications. Using a wide variety of tools, this person creates, enhances and repairs next-generation technologies for industry. The professional will use advanced software theories and practices to ensure a high-quality software application is achieved.
What does a Software Development Engineer typically do?
- Uses coding languages to create, enhance and edit software applications
- Solves real-world problems by creating useful applications and tools
- Manage multiple projects while working with team members, users and customers
- Researches, analyzes, designs, tests, and repeats a process until a final product meets predetermined objectives.
Career Track for an Software Development Engineer
A Software Development Engineer will typically a Bachelor’s Degree, Software Engineering. During the first few years of their career, professionals will develop a deep practice of coding, software architecture and engineering project management. Through practical on-the-job experience, the engineer will gain mastery in related applications for a particular industry and often in a specific coding language. After several successful years bring applications to market, the engineer may move into team leadership roles and mentor others. Often, a Software Development Engineer will invent a unique application and gain patent rights for their work. They will have options to move into senior leadership, or deep subject matter expert roles as their careers progress.
What Makes a Software Development Engineer Successful?
- Strong attention to detail and self-audit abilities during the coding process
- Expert software logic, math and project management abilities
- Ability to communicate their ideas clearly for overall project presentations and task delegation
Software Development Engineer Compensation
Software Development Engineer Job Description
Have you always wanted to develop AI and IoT platforms for next-generation manufacturing operations?
Are you the type of person who solves complex software problems when no one else can?
Imagine yourself as the technical leader in software development engineering, working with the R&D department to develop advanced solutions utilizing ML and IIOT technologies. This high-profile position includes development within PLC, PC, and, Cloud-based environments to revolutionize the company’s manufacturing operations.
You’ll have autonomy to:
- Develop and implement programming across multiple platforms, incorporating AI algorithms within an IIOT environment.
- Assist in the development of Cloud-based, data-driven, industrial solutions.
- Manage software-based product rollout processes.
- Assist engineering team in future product development projects.
- Manage the product ECO process and revision rollouts.
You’re an expert in:
- Fluent in .net and C# development
- The use and manipulation of electronic communication protocols, MQTT, and OPC-UA.
- VPN setup and management, Open VPN or Wireguard
- Experience in the basics of ML algorithms and their use
- Highspeed data collection experience
- Database manipulation experience MariaDB/MySQL
- Cloud-based computing and storage experience
- HTML5, JQUERY, JavaScriptCSS
- Webservices (REST)
- PLC based data collection methods
- Knowledge of electronics hardware
- BS or AAS degree or related experience
- 6+ years of experience
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time by airplane and/or car with notice
- Legally permitted to work in the United States
- Computer proficiency in working with Microsoft Word & Excel