What it’s like
As a software developer you will design and build computer programs. You will be working on all sorts of projects from databases to mobile apps.
Sometimes you may write a new computer program from scratch and you will also use you coding skills to to meet the needs of you projects. You will also be working closely with the project manager and the client
starting off the job you could be making £30,000 a year and more experienced could be making £75,000 a year
What you will be doing
-Talking to the client and the rest if the development team to establish there needs
-writing test versions of the computer program
-Testing the program and fixing any bugs or problems you find
-carrying out quality checks before the program launches
-maintaining and updating the software after it launches to fix issues and add new features
Subjects and qualifications you will need
there are a few ways you can get the qualifications you need you can go to college or university
College
getting your qualifications from college could help you get your software development job or help you progress to more advanced study the following subjects will be the most useful for this
-computing science
-software development
-cyber security
University
A degree can be helpful for getting into this job and you may need to study the following subjects
-computing science
-software engineering
-Mathematics