January 2020
Intermediate to advanced
640 pages
16h 56m
English
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The role of the software engineer (SWE)
The software engineer (SWE) is the most common role that you are bound to interact with in any organization, regardless of its size. Software engineers play a pivotal role not only in designing and building new pieces of software, but also in operating and maintaining existing and legacy systems.
Depending on their experience level and technical expertise, SWEs are classified into three categories:
- Junior engineer: A junior engineer is someone who has recently started their software development career and lacks the necessary experience to build and deploy production-grade software. Companies are usually keen on hiring junior engineers as it allows them to keep their hiring costs low. Furthermore, ...