From application engineer to software developer
16 of the 24 essential skills of a software developer are already essential for a application engineer — about 67% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from application engineer in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 16
- skills carry over
- 8
- would be new
- 67%
- of the target job covered
- 24
- essential skills of a software developer
What a software developer does
Software developers implement or program all kinds of software systems based on specifications and designs by using programming languages, tools, and platforms.
What carries over
16 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- analyse software specifications
- computer programming
- define technical requirements
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- identify customer requirements
- integrated development environment software
- interpret technical requirements
- manage engineering project
- perform scientific research
- project management
- technical drawings
- use an application-specific interface
- use software design patterns
- use software libraries
- use technical drawing software
What would be new
8 skillsEssential for a software developer and not for a application engineer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from application engineer
1 roles- language engineer12 skills in common
← application engineersoftware developer →The other way round
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How far are you from being a software developer?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.