Software Developers

What does a professional in this career do?

In this job you will...

• Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan installation of a new system or modification of an existing system.
• Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
• Confer with data processing or project managers to obtain information on limitations or capabilities for data processing projects.
• Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
• Consult with customers or other departments on project status, proposals, or technical issues, such as software system design or maintenance.
• Coordinate installation of software system.
• Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design.
• Determine system performance standards.
• Develop or direct software system testing or validation procedures, programming, or documentation.
• Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt it to new hardware, or upgrade interfaces and improve performance.
• Monitor functioning of equipment to ensure system operates in conformance with specifications.
• Obtain and evaluate information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, or security needs to determine hardware configuration.
• Prepare reports or correspondence concerning project specifications, activities, or status.
• Recommend purchase of equipment to control dust, temperature, or humidity in area of system installation.
• Specify power supply requirements and configuration.
• Store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements.
• Supervise and assign work to programmers, designers, technologists, technicians, or other engineering or scientific personnel.
• Supervise the work of programmers, technologists and technicians and other engineering and scientific personnel.
• Train users to use new or modified equipment.