The role also covers writing diagnostic programs and designing and writing code for operating systems and software to ensure efficiency. When required, you\\\\\\\'ll make recommendations for future developments.
As a software engineer, you\\\\\\\'ll need to:
- analyse user requirements
- write and test code, refining and rewriting it as necessary and communicate with any programmers involved in the project
- research, design and write new software programs (e.g. business applications or computer games) and computer operating systems
- evaluate the software and systems that make computers and hardware work
- develop existing programs by analysing and identifying areas for modification
- integrate existing software products and get incompatible platforms to work together
- create technical specifications
- write systems to control the scheduling of jobs or to control the access allowed to users or remote systems
- write operational documentation with technical authors
- maintain systems by monitoring and correcting software defects
- work closely with other staff, such as project managers, graphic artists, UX designers, other developers, systems analysts and sales and marketing professionals
- consult clients and colleagues concerning the maintenance and performance of software systems, with a view to writing or modifying current operating systems
- investigate new technologies
- continually update technical knowledge and skills by attending in-house and external courses, reading manuals and accessing new applications.
