Software engineer

Software engineers create, maintain, audit and improve systems to meet particular needs. They test hardware and software systems to diagnose and resolve system faults. Software engineers also write diagnostic programs and write code for operating systems and software.

Attributes: logical, patient, communicator

Useful links:

• These resources are available from the Primary Science Teaching Trust:
• Downloadable slideshow (PDF) about Software engineer Edward Thompson.
• Downloadable slideshow (PDF) about Software engineer Rebecca Harding.
• It’s part of their resource A Scientist Just Like Me.

• The British Science Association has a profile of Zereh Pam, a Software Engineer Degree-Apprentice at Thales.
• They also have a profile of André Skepple who is an Education app developer.
• It’s part of their Smashing Stereotypes resource.

• Google Image Search link