PIONEER jobs - SOFTWARE ENGINEER

As a software engineer, you'll need to:

• analyse user requirements
• write and test code, refining and rewriting it as necessary and communicate with any programmers involved in the project
• research, design and write new software programs (e.g. business applications or computer games) and computer operating systems
• evaluate the software and systems that make computers and hardware work
• develop existing programs by analysing and identifying areas for modification
• integrate existing software products and get incompatible platforms to work together
• create technical specifications
• write systems to control the scheduling of jobs or to control the access allowed to users or remote systems
• write operational documentation with technical authors
• maintain systems by monitoring and correcting software defects
• work closely with other staff, such as project managers, graphic artists, UX designers, other developers, systems analysts and sales and marketing professionals
• consult clients and colleagues concerning the maintenance and performance of software systems, with a view to writing or modifying current operating systems
• investigate new technologies
• continually update technical knowledge and skills by attending in-house and external courses, reading manuals and accessing new applications.