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SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Penelope CoxMicrosoft App. A0

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A software engineer. . . Is an engineer who

applies the principles of software engineering to the design, development, testing and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers or anything containing software work

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Credentials Required: Bachelor’s of Science in

Software engineering Computer science Information systems Information technology

Common courses for a BSc.SE are:

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Employment

Employees or contractors forBusinessesGovernment

agenciesNon-profit

organizations Some work for

themselves as freelancers

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Salary

Average software engineer salaries for job postings nationwide are 26% higher than average salaries for all job postings nationwide, according to indeed.com.

$75,000 - $100,000

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Specializations

In industry:AnalystsArchitectsDevelopersTestersTechnical supportManagers

In academiaEducatorsResearchers

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Common IT Knowledge Hardware, Software,

Platform and Systems:C, C++, Java, .NET,

Python, BEA WebLogic, WebSPhere, J2EE, Jboss, ADO, Perl, HTML, JSP, JavaScrip, Web services, SOAP, XML, ASP, PHP, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, UNIX, Linux, Redhat Linux, STL, XSLT, OWL, AJAX, J2SE, Sun Solaris

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Software engineer: Andreessen

Marc Andreessen Born July 9, 1971 Taught himself BASIC Bachelor’s degree in

computer science from University of Illinois

Created Mosaic Cofounded Netscape

Communications Corporation Chief technology officer at

American Online, Inc. (AOL) Founded LoudCloud Inc

(later called Opsware) Created Ning

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Software engineer: Caminer

David CaminerBorn June 26, 1915 –

died June 19, 2008Developed the first

business computer, LEO (Lyons Electronic Office)

Did not pursue a university education

Worked for the British catering business J. Lyons and Co. as a systems researcher and analyst

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Software engineer: Teitelbaum

Ruth Teitelbaum 1924-1986 Graduated form Hunter

College with a B.Sc in Mathmematics

Hired by the Moore School of Engineering

Selected as one of the first programmers for the ENIAC

Given little credit for her considerable contribution to the rise of computers

In the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame

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