Software engineering is an engineering discipline linked to the development of softwares. A software engineer designs, develops, maintains, tests and evaluates computer softwares by applying engineering principles and programming languages. 

Currently the United States has the largest number of software engineers in the world, with India being at the 2nd place with 5.8% software engineers employed here. According to Findly.in India will be the only country with the largest population of software developers by the end of 2024. 

This particular blog talks about the scope of software engineering as a career, the job prospects after graduation and courses and salary you get offered as a software engineer. 

Career In Software Engineering: Skill Sets Required 

To become a software engineer you will typically need a bachelor’s or undergraduate degree in IT, such as a bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering. 

Apart from the degree there are some necessary skills that one must possess. These are : 

• Good knowledge of various programming languages like Java, C, C++ , Javascript and others.
• Skills to provide workable solutions
• Analytical skills & reasoning ability 
• Proficiency in troubleshooting software issues
• Strong programming skills
• Software design, documentation & testing skills
• Backend development skills
• Excellent debugging & problem solving skills
• Proficiency in the popular software development tools & platforms
• High level of analytical skills & give attention to details 
• Fluent communication skills & the ability to understand requirements

Career Scope In Software Engineering 

Software engineering is the safest option to go for due to its huge career scope around the country and world. As per Tech World Times with a global community of more than 26.4 million software developers, software engineering has become the mainstream career options for Indians. 

Those with great logical thinking and an interest in the development and innovation of technologies are best suited for a career in software development. 

Due to the rapid flourishing of technology the scope in software engineering is rising every day. IT and CS students can be hugely benefited from this rapid increase of job opportunities in the IT sector. 

Software Engineering: Employment opportunities 

A person with a degree in software engineering can apply in any sector of the industry. As the job role is not restricted to the development of software technologies you can apply almost in every sector. 

The sectors where you can apply with a software engineering degree:

1. Banking 
2. Finance
3. Insurance 
4. IT Companies 
5. Multinational Companies(MNCs)
6. Non-IT Companies 
7. Start- Ups 

Career In Software Engineering: Salary 

In India, considering the high scope of this particular field of engineering, the average salary ranges between ₹ 3.0 Lakhs to ₹ 14.0 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹ 5.4 Lakhs. 

The salary package offered depends on the experience, knowledge and the job position. The greater the experience as a software engineer the higher is the package offered. With an experience of 10 years or more you can easily grab the highest packages very easily.  The above estimates are based on 366.3k salaries received from software engineers.