Software Engineering: Roles, Responsibilty and Industry

Learn about areas of software engineering pivotal for career plan. Understand the basics and apply in daily engnineering.

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Last Updated: 2022-09-12 06:09:38 English Course Type: Self Learning

Overview of software/IT industry
Knowledge about roles in software companies.
Glimpse of responsibilities in software roles.
Challenges in software job market.

The course is an introduction to the complexity waiting for a beginner in the software industry. No certifications or silver bullets exist to a long and fulfilling software career. Instead, the course provides a brief overview of the industry and processes from an experienced engineer's perspective.

The main goal of the course is to make the aspirants aware of the big picture before they get caught up in confusing job descriptions. A prosperous career cannot be purchased or fast-tracked. It needs daily nurturing via habits and coherent knowledge.

Moving between different-sized organizations often leads to taking up multiple roles. Frequent job switching can lead to career path fragmentation. To avoid getting overwhelmed by the situation, one may choose to be aware of the bigger picture upfront. The fundamentals change at a much slower pace compared to trends. Build expertise around fundamentals for a great career.

Course Overview

Components of software engineering
- Algorithms, Data Structures, DevOps, SRE, SCM, etc.
Types of software companies
Types of roles in software companies
Frameworks to gauge competition and career trajectory.
Lessons from personal experiences about recessions and interviewing from a career perspective.

Takeaways

Software engineering beyond coding
Business goals of possible employer companies
Kind of roles available in the industry for beginners/fresh graduates.

No coding experience needed.

Students about to complete graduation in next 18 months.
People who joined the industry in the past 12 months.
Graduates looking for jobs in IT industry

Section 1 : Industry Overview 5 Lectures 00:03:31
Lecture 1 :
Product Company Preview
Basic functional overview of a product company.
Lecture 2 :
Outsourced Product Development
Lecture 3 :
Services Company
Lecture 4 :
Consultancy
Lecture 5 :
Startups
Section 2 : Roles in software industry 4 Lectures 00:00:00
Lecture 1 :
Developers
Lecture 2 :
Quality Assurance
Lecture 3 :
Operations
Lecture 4 :
Support
Section 3 : Responsibilities in software companies 18 Lectures 00:00:00
Lecture 1 :
Data Strcutures
Lecture 2 :
Algorithms
Lecture 3 :
System Design
Lecture 4 :
Low Level Design
Lecture 5 :
Deployment
Lecture 6 :
Documentation - Overview
Lecture 7 :
Design Document
Lecture 8 :
Release Notes
Lecture 9 :
API Documentation
Lecture 10 :
Getting started guides
Lecture 11 :
Project Tracking
Lecture 12 :
Performance Engineering
Lecture 13 :
Scalability
Lecture 14 :
Portability
Lecture 15 :
Monitoring and Observability
Lecture 16 :
Source Control Management
Lecture 17 :
DevOps and SRE
Lecture 18 :
Infrastructure as Code

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