The Hidden Job Requirements for a Software Engineer

Conference · Thu Jan 09 00:00:00 EST 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2014.611· OSTI ID:1140104

Marinovici, Maria C.; Kirkham, Harold; Glass, Kevin A.

In a world increasingly operated by computers, where innovation depends on software, the software engineer’s role is changing continuously and gaining new dimensions. In commercial software development as well as scientific research environments, the way software developers are perceived is changing, because they are more important to the business than ever before. Nowadays, their job requires skills extending beyond the regular job description posted by HR, and more is expected. To advance and thrive in their new roles, the software engineers must embrace change, and practice the themes of the new era (integration, collaboration and optimization). The challenges may be somehow intimidating for freshly graduated software engineers. Through this paper the authors hope to set them on a path for success, by helping them relinquish their fear of the unknown.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1140104
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-96454
• Resource Relation: Conference: 47th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), January 6-9, 2014, Waikoloa, HI, 4979 - 4984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English