Different Types of Software Engineer Roles/Profiles

Software Engineers (/ Developers) create many types of solutions such as Web Applications, Desktop Applications, Mobile Apps, Games, Robots, Operating Systems, Networks Systems, etc ( using CS principles/concepts to satisfy the wants and needs of businesses and consumers). They do so using Programming Languages, Frameworks, Databases, and other Tools/Technologies to turn an idea into a final product.

Because software engineers work on many projects/applications, they also take on varying job roles, responsibilities, and personas.

Some of the most common Software Engineer/Developer profiles:

• Front-End Engineer
• Back-End Engineer
• Full Stack Engineer
• Data Engineer (/ Big Data)
• ML Engineer
• Software Engineer in Test (QA Engineer / SDET)
• DevOps Engineer (/ SRE)
• Security Engineer (Cybersecurity)
• Mobile App Developer (iOS, Android)
• Embedded Systems Software Engineer
• Cloud Engineer (Cloud Solution Architect)

Some other related Tech profiles:

• Database Administrator (DBA)
• Systems Administrator (/ Sysadmin)
• Network Administrator / Engineer
• Support Engineer

Other important profiles in Tech Companies where Technical Expertise is required:

• Product Manager (/ Technical Product Manager)
• Technical Program Manager
• Product Designer (/ UX Designer)
• Data Scientist
• Data Analyst
• Business Analyst

1. Front-End Engineer

A Front-End Engineer is responsible for developing and maintaining the User Interfaces, architecting efficient and reusable front-end systems that drive complex web applications, optimizing web pages, etc. They translate UI/UX design wireframes to actual code using HTML, CSS, Javascript, frameworks like React/Angular/Vue.

2. Backend Engineer

Backend Development?(/ server-side development) is everything that the users don’t see and contains behind-the-scenes activities that occur when performing any action on a website. It focuses primarily on Databases, Backend logic, APIs, and Servers.

A back-end developer uses the technology required to develop the products for the backend of any application. Backend engineers use various kinds of tools, languages, and frameworks ( like Java/Spring, Python/Django, PHP, NodeJs, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Kafka, etc.) to accomplish these tasks.

I will continue adding details of each of the roles mentioned above.