The document discusses software engineering as a profession. It defines a software engineer as someone licensed to apply engineering principles to software creation, as opposed to a programmer who only writes code. The document outlines the roles and responsibilities of software engineers, including requirements gathering, design, testing, and exposure to the full development lifecycle. It provides examples of job postings seeking software engineers and required qualifications like degrees and experience in programming languages and methodologies. Career progression from junior to senior levels is depicted. Risks of bugs in software that can harm users are highlighted. The concluding slides advise that software engineering requires constant self-learning and patience.

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‫مساعد‬ ‫مدرس‬

4. Practical Software
Engineering
By Mustafa Gamal
R&D Consultant At SECC-ITIDA
mugamal@itida.gov.eg
https://about.me/mustafamg
Software Engineering Competence Center

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7. A software Engineer is
A software engineer is a licensed professional engineer
who is schooled and skilled in the application of
engineering discipline to the creation of software.

8. SW Eng. Vs Programmer
Programmer
• Creates the codes that make a
program run
Software Engineer
• Creates the designs the
programmer implements.

9. Sample job announcement for Software
Engineering position 1/4
• We seek an experienced individual who can be part of our advanced
development team, working on cutting-edge solutions for Search
Engine related Business Intelligence. Engineers will gain exposure to
the entire software development lifecycle including requirements
gathering, development and testing. Prospective candidates are
expected to have a minimum of 3 years experience in Enterprise level
application development in PHP, MySQL / Postgres and other related
Open Source technologies.

10. Sample job announcement for Software
Engineering position 2/4
• The ideal Candidate would have:
• Commercial experience in enterprise software development
• Experience in object oriented programming / modular programming is
essential
• Experience in the full software development lifecycle: from business / systems
analysis, through requirements gathering
• Experience in working with structured and agile software methodologies
• A degree in ICT or equivalent qualifications

11. Sample job announcement for Software
Engineering position 3/4
• Key Responsibilities:
• Requirements gathering, planning and designing solutions considering
scalability and performance
• Design and develop commercial software and system modifications from
supplied specifications
• Extending currently existing software solutions
• Providing technical guidance for software engineers
• Assisting the project managers in technical documentation

12. Sample job announcement for Software
Engineering position 4/4
• Requirements:
• Minimum 3 years experience in PHP based application development together
with ZEND or a similar MVC FRAMEWORK such as Laravel / Symphony or
Codelgniter
• Hands on experience in MySQL database related system developments and
ability to write efficient queries.
• Knowledge of CSS, AJAX, JavaScript, JQuery and other web technologies will
be an added advantage

13. SW
Engineering
Technical
Aspects
Managerial
Aspects

14. From Job Description
• Software engineering is not the same as programming
• Every software engineer knows how to program, but not every
programmer is a software engineer.

15. From Job Description
• part of our advanced development team:
• Software engineering is typically a group effort, with differing and often fluid
roles and responsibilities for the group members.
• Requirements gathering:
• Engineers develop software to meet specifications set by their respective
companies designed for their client, and generally must adhere to specific
standards and practices.
• Engineers will gain exposure to the entire software development
lifecycle:
• Engineering projects have timelines, release dates, and considerable
interaction between people responsible for various components.

16. From Job Description
• Engineers will gain exposure to the entire software development
lifecycle:
• Engineering projects have timelines, release dates, and considerable
interaction between people responsible for various components.

17. Career Path
Trainee
Junior
SW Eng
Software
Engineer
Senior SW
Eng
Lead SW Eng

18. Junior Developer Junior Tester
Senior Developer Senior Tester
Team leader
Architecture
R&D
System analysis
And
Business
development
Project
Manager
Business
analyst

19. A great lathe operator commands
several times the wage of an
average lathe operator, but a great
writer of software code is worth
10,000 times the price of an average
software writer.
“We’ve gone to exceptional lengths
to hire the best people,” he said,
believing that the talented resource
was twenty-five times more valuable
than an average alternative.

21. Learning Machin

22. Coding with Different Languages

23. UML

27. TDD ATDD

28. Software
Architecture

29. Agile Software Development

30. Scrum Process

31. Can Software Kill?

32. Therac-25 medical radiation therapy device
5-21 Died
due to bug
(100 times
Overdose)

33. Bug in the flight-control system
Swedish JAS 39 Gripen

36. Be prepared for a roller coaster ride
The industry is
always
changing and
your self-
education will
never end.
If you don't enjoy
teaching yourself
new and complex
things often,
change majors
now

37. Be patient
• No one masters software
engineering overnight.
• If you don't have the time, this is
not a good idea.

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Practical Software Engineering
By Mustafa Gamal
mugamal@itida.gov.eg
https://about.me/mustafamg
Software Engineering Competence Center