{"id":2469,"date":"2022-04-18T18:58:13","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T18:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=2469"},"modified":"2022-04-18T18:58:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T18:58:13","slug":"software-developer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/18\/software-developer\/","title":{"rendered":"Software Developer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Often referred to as the creative brains behind computer programs,\u00a0software developers\u00a0have the technical skills needed to build programs or oversee the creation by their team. The software they create allows users to\u00a0perform specific tasks on various devices. This can be anything from playing a game, building a spreadsheet, watching a movie, or creating a new program. A career as a software developer is a fast-growing field that\u2019s becoming more and more important for many companies. According to the\u00a0government of Canada, \u201cfor software engineers and designers, over the period 2019-2028, new job openings (arising from expansion demand and replacement demand) are expected to total 27,500.\u201d It adds, \u201cwith regard to labour supply, the number of computer science school leavers is projected to continue to be high since this field of study remains attractive to young people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Software developers typically combine some education with work experience to break into the field. Here\u2019s a guideline of how to become a software developer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Complete your bachelor\u2019s degree<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many software developers have a degree in computer science paired with a strong understanding of\u00a0programming skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Take a bootcamp<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lighthouse Labs&#8217;\u00a0Web Development Bootcamp\u00a0and\u00a0Web Development Flex program\u00a0will provide you with mentorship, data-driven curriculum, and a top notch learning environment that will launch you into your first Junior Web Developer role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Internships<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s highly recommended to partake in internships to earn hands-on training, an exposure to programming languages, emerging trends, and best practices within the\u00a0tech industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Never stop learning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any career in technology will mean that you\u2019ll have to keep up with continually new software and languages. Since being a software developer is more on the creative side, you\u2019ll also want to do work to keep your creativity fresh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Skills Required:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Statistics and probability<\/li><li>Computer science<\/li><li>Data structures<\/li><li>Computer architecture<\/li><li>Analytical skills<\/li><li>Communication skills<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Salary Range<\/strong>: $58,000-$120,000 depending on experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Often referred to as the creative brains behind computer programs,\u00a0software developers\u00a0have the technical skills needed to build programs or oversee the creation by their team. The software they create allows users to\u00a0perform specific tasks on various devices. This can be anything from playing a game, building a spreadsheet, watching a movie, or creating a new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[881],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}