I’m a “software engineer.” One of the most interesting jobs I’ve had was working on a team of (mostly) electrical engineers at an industrial tool manufacturer. Most of the team designed electronics (primarily IC’s) for the controls. A few of us designed software that interacted with said controls.
That experience taught me that engjneering, at its core, is just solving problems in a given domain with a a specific set of “tools”. I was amazed by how much thought process overlap there is between software and electronics engineering.
My job is solving business problems. Writing code is auxiliary to that. And even though I don’t have have a degree or any certifications, none of the people on that team ever talked down to me or tried to make me feel inferior.
And even though I don’t have have a degree or any certifications…
You must be really good! That’s quite impressive, especially given how many jobs degree-gate just to filter applications so HR doesn’t have to work too hard.
My job is solving business problems.
Sometimes I wish I got dopamine for solving business problems. I’d probably find myself in a lot more situations where people are willing to hand me money. XD
But yeah, software engineering is totally a thing. Like you said, it’s just somebody (hopefully) carefully creating tools to solve particular problems.
I’m a “software engineer.” One of the most interesting jobs I’ve had was working on a team of (mostly) electrical engineers at an industrial tool manufacturer. Most of the team designed electronics (primarily IC’s) for the controls. A few of us designed software that interacted with said controls.
That experience taught me that engjneering, at its core, is just solving problems in a given domain with a a specific set of “tools”. I was amazed by how much thought process overlap there is between software and electronics engineering.
My job is solving business problems. Writing code is auxiliary to that. And even though I don’t have have a degree or any certifications, none of the people on that team ever talked down to me or tried to make me feel inferior.
You must be really good! That’s quite impressive, especially given how many jobs degree-gate just to filter applications so HR doesn’t have to work
too hard.Sometimes I wish I got dopamine for solving business problems. I’d probably find myself in a lot more situations where people are willing to hand me money. XD
But yeah, software engineering is totally a thing. Like you said, it’s just somebody (hopefully) carefully creating tools to solve particular problems.