Software Engineering RMIT University

Overview

With technology constantly changing, software engineers are in high demand in the trending areas of artificial intelligence, embedded systems, robotics, virtual reality and big data.

Software engineers apply engineering principles and systematic methods to develop programs and operate data for computers and electronic equipment.

At Software Engineering at RMIT University you will unite the theories and methods of computer science, engineering, and mathematics to create software applications, systems, hardware devices and telecommunication networks. You will also learn the important soft skills that are in-demand across industry, in order to effectively communicate across stakeholders, departments and teams. In this way, you not only learn the necessary technical proficiencies, you also gain the capability to lead within an organisation.

Career

Upon graduating, you will be ready to step into a career in designing, building, and maintaining software solutions for the world. 

Entry-level careers:

• Frontend or backend software engineer 
• Full-stack software engineer
• Mobile software engineer
• Embedded software engineer
• Application developer
• Game developer
• Software developer and tester
• Data analyst
• Data engineer or artificial intelligence engineer
• Machine learning engineer 

Long-term careers:

• Project manager
• Software engineering manager
• Software architect
• Software engineering director
• Chief technology officer
• Chief data officer
• Chief executive officer