How do they match: Computer Programmers

  • Engineer
  • Engineering Programmer
  • Engineering and Scientific Programmer
  • Cloud Engineer
  • Graphic Engineer
  • IT Engineer
  • Information Technology Engineer
  • Software Engineer

  • Create, modify, and test the code and scripts that allow computer applications to run. Work from specifications drawn up by software and web developers or other individuals. May develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve specific documents, data, and information.

  • Assign, coordinate, and review work and activities of programming personnel.
  • Consult with managerial, engineering, and technical personnel to clarify program intent, identify problems, and suggest changes.
  • Investigate whether networks, workstations, the central processing unit of the system, or peripheral equipment are responding to a program's instructions.
  • Prepare detailed workflow charts and diagrams that describe input, output, and logical operation, and convert them into a series of instructions coded in a computer language.
  • Write or contribute to instructions or manuals to guide end users.
  • Write, analyze, review, and rewrite programs, using workflow chart and diagram, and applying knowledge of computer capabilities, subject matter, and symbolic logic.

  • Manage information technology projects or system activities.
  • Assign duties or work schedules to employees.
  • Prepare instruction manuals.