Jan 25
Why You Should Consider a Software Engineering Career in 2022
Hi everyone, welcome back. Software engineering is a great career path to pursue for a number of reasons and will still be great for years to come. The field of software engineering provides plenty of opportunities, various career options within the software engineering field, and the rewardingly high pay. With this introduction out of the way, let’s look into some of the reasons why you should consider a software engineering career in 2022.
Opportunities
There are a bunch of opportunities out there for software engineers and related fields. Software applications and tools are being used everyday by tons of users in every industry. Software development may include positions such as web development, mobile app development, game development, and much more. Other related opportunities may include IT, cyber security, data science, dev ops, database administrator, and so on. Nearly every large company has positions available regarding software engineering and have whole departments dedicated to it. The demand for software engineering is expected to continue to increase as well.
Room For Growth
As new technologies are constantly being released, this causes software engineers to continuously learn new things to keep up to date with the newest and greatest tech. As a software engineer, there will be plenty of opportunities to learn something new on the job and reinforcing already existing skills. As projects evolve and new technology gets released, new skills will be required. Software engineering is a broad field with a variety of careers that each have their own skillset. Other than work experience, other opportunities that you may find to learn new skills include bootcamps, certificates, seminars, and conferences. All of which are great places to learn, grow, and make new connections.
Technology
Naturally, as work is being done in a software engineering field, you’re going to be working with and be exposed to a number of different technologies. This is great if you’re a technology lover and want to keep up to date with the latest and greatest. With software engineering skills, you can even contribute to all the latest tech. After spending time on a software project, you’ll get a much better understanding of how technical related objects work, especially ‘under the hood’ processes that normal users don’t see.
Flexibility
There are many software engineering positions that offer remote work and a flexible schedule. Much, or in some cases, all of your work is done on a computer anyways. Having this kind of flexibility is a big plus for those who wish to pursue a healthier work-life balance. Many companies are promoting flexible hours and remote work to hire new talent. Working remote can help save time and money from commuting and dressing up every morning. Having a flexible schedule added on top of that also greatly helps, if you need to run errands or have kids at home.
Creative Problem Solving
As a software engineer, or engineering in general, you’re going to be solving problems. Writing code can be super creative. Everyone thinks differently and that includes software engineers. One software engineers solution to a problem will likely be different to another engineers solution. How you decide to fix a problem is up to you. Do you refactor and enhance already existing code or do you develop something entirely new? What kind of unique, creative, outside of the box solutions can you come up with? It is a challenge to find a solution to many problems, but that’s part of the fun.
Conclusion
Software engineering is a great career choice for 2022 and will likely continue for many years to come. Like many other career paths, there are difficulties within this field such as working with team members and customers, technical issues, and finding it difficult to get your code working. But the positives of this field heavily outweigh the negatives. Software engineering is also here to stay, providing you with a promising future. I hope this helps. Thanks for reading.
