Software Engineering

Also known as SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, Degree in Software Engineering. In many universities its duration is 4 years and in others 5 years, the class schedule is morning, afternoon and evening.

The School that generally teaches this degree is Facultad de Informática, in some universities it is found in the Facultad de Ingeniería, Facultad de Tecnología or the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Sistemas Informáticos.

In Spanish-speaking countries classes are generally taught in Spanish and in some curricula subjects in English are included (especially for the use of specific terminology).

In short the Degree in Software Engineering prepares professionals for the development, design, testing and maintenance of software. It aims to train professionals capable of implementing solutions with the ability to lead Software development teams.

Why study Software Engineering?

Because software engineering is one of the most in-demand professional careers.

Nowadays, it is practically impossible to live without using the various existing software, whether on our computer, our mobile phone or even in our washing machine or fridge. Due to the incessant advances in technology, software engineering has become one of the most in-demand and fastest-growing careers.

The needs that arise in the world of computing make the job market awaiting software engineers large and full of many opportunities.

Objectives of Software Engineering

To plan, design, develop, test and sign off on projects to create technology- and computing-based products and services.

Student Profile

• People with a background in mathematics and physics.
• Profile motivated by innovations and new technologies.
• Enthusiastic about teamwork.
• Interested in engineering related to Computing.
• With strong analytical thinking.
• With great ability to create and design their own solutions.

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Software Engineering graduates perform tasks such as

• Programming
• Leading and managing Software Engineering projects.
• IT Auditing.
• Computer Forensics.
• Calculating the costs of technological developments.
• Designing and implementing systems.
• Developing IT solutions and applications.
• Video Game Development.
• Software maintenance.
• Design and Development of Information Systems.
• Test Development (Testing).
• IT security analysis.
• Education for working as a teacher.
• Consulting in Technology and Software.
• Leading remote work teams.

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Positions held by a Software Engineer

A Software Engineer works in different areas and companies, from programmer or app developer (dedicated to code implementation) to Technology Director where they lead and carry out the strategic and operational management of software.

In the early years they work as

• Video game programmer.
• Programmer analyst.
• Quality Controller (QA).
• Systems Auditor.
• Developer.
• Functional Analyst.
• Webmaster.
• Web Designer.
• Network engineer.
• Web analytics expert.
• Support technician.
• IT security technician.
• Technician in control and automation systems development.
• Industrial robotics technician.
• Technology Advisor.

With more experience we find positions such as:

• Systems Administrator.
• Software Architect.
• Chief Data Officer.
• Technology Consultant.
• Cybersecurity Director.
• Data Director.
• Project Director.
• Director of Control and Automation Systems.
• Technology Director.
• IT Director.
• Secondary or Higher Education Teacher.
• IT Security Officer.
• Space and Aeronautical Technology Expert.
• Project Leader.
• Project Manager.
• Data Manager.
• Artificial Intelligence Manager.
• E-learning Training Project Manager
• E-Commerce Manager.
• Technology Managers.

Positions held by a Software Engineer

• Functional Analysis.
• Analyst / Java Programmer / APIs Management.
• FrontEnd Programmer Analyst: AngularJS+JavaScript.
• Java Programmer Analyst.
• Programmer Analyst.
• Salesforce Analyst/Programmer.
• C# Programmer Analysts.
• Software Architect.
• Backend PHP Developer.
• Business Intelligence Software Developer.
• Quality Controller (QA).
• Firmware Developer.
• Gaming Developer.
• Software Developer.
• Customer Solutions Developer.
• PHP Magento Developer.
• Programmer Developer.
• Senior Software Project Director.
• Full-stack Developer.
• Software Engineer - AUTOMOTIVE.
• Java Developer.
• Javascript Developer.
• .NET Programmer.
• Cobol Mainframe Programmer.
• HTML5 Developer Programmer.
• php backend Programmer.
• PHP Programmer.
• iOS Programmer and Developer.
• Python Programmer/Developer.
• Java Programmers.
• Visual FOXPRO Programmers.
• Senior Frontend Developer.
• Senior PHP Developer.
• Software Engineer.
• Technical Director.
• UI Developer.

List of Subjects in Software Engineering:

Some subjects that may be included in the Software Engineering degree, keep in mind that the list represents a set of subjects from various university programs.

• Algebra.
• Algorithmics and Complexity.
• Mathematical Analysis.
• Computer Architecture.
• Software Architecture and Design.
• Ethical and Social Issues.
• Legal and Professional Issues.
• Databases
• Advanced Databases.
• Calculus.
• Software Quality.
• Compression and Multimedia Information Retrieval.
• Computing.
• Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence.
• Computers.
• Construction and Design of Graphical User Interfaces.
• Business Creation and Entrepreneurial Management
• Cryptography and Coding Theory.
• Information Systems Design and Development
• English.
• Statistics.
• Computer Structure.
• Data Structures and Algorithms.
• Data Structures.
• Ethics, Legislation and Career.
• Software Evolution and Maintenance.
• Computer Fundamentals.
• Fundamentals of Economics and Business.
• Software Engineering Fundamentals.
• Programming Fundamentals.
• Networking Fundamentals.
• Security Fundamentals.
• Multimedia Systems Fundamentals.
• Physical Fundamentals of Computer Science.
• Project and Risk Management.
• Digital Resource Management.
• Computer Science.
• Computer Engineering.
• Requirements Engineering and Modeling.
• Software Process Engineering and Construction.
• Software Engineering.
• Computer Engineering.
• Artificial Intelligence.
• Introduction to Video Game Programming.
• Operations Research.
• Formal Languages.
• Logic.
• Logic and Discrete Mathematics.
• Mathematics.
• Programming Methodology.
• Business Organization and Management.
• Parallelism.
• Probability and Statistics.
• Programming.
• Concurrent and Advanced Programming.
• Object-Oriented Programming.
• Networks.
• Computer Networks.
• Robotics.
• Information Security.
• Concurrent and Distributed Systems.
• Information Systems.
• Multimedia Systems.
• Operating Systems.
• Free Software and Social Development.
• Computer Technology and Organization
• Information Technologies.
• Automata Theory and Formal Languages.
• Programming Language Translators.
• Verification and Validation.