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March 08, 2007 |
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Working in the software engineering management business as it applies to communications makes for a fast-paced career. As with most software, technology in this space has a very short half-life and there's always more to learn than is humanly possible! Growing demand to deliver quality products in the face of ever more-demanding schedule pressure adds to the challenge. For such reasons, life is rarely dull in this field. All the same, communications is at the heart of so much of what is driving current consumer markets. Multimedia content any time, any place, on any device is rapidly become reality. It's an exhilerating business to be in.
When you stop to consider that in the west, after home mortgages, one of the sectors in which consumers spend most of their remaining disposable income is in commmunications (mobiles, landline, content, TV, cable etc). People want to be connected. They want to be entertained. There will be serious investment in communications for the foreseeable future. People-savvy with a solid background in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering will be key to making it all happen. |
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February 23, 2007 |
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There are only a hand full of work environments you'll be exposed to in this field.
I have always worked on a product, so there have always been deadlines, stress, and demands pulling me in different directions. Sometimes you are in the position of only doing new feature development, there is also the potential to be doing feature development, maintenance, and some degree of customer support.
Probably the most relaxed would a pure R&D position. Typically you are working on something that may or may not become a product, so there is a less pressure to produce something as fast as possible.
The work environment also depends on the company that you work for. I have always had a flexible schedule, the ability to work from home, and a relaxed dress code. Those are all things that are very important, which you wouldn't necessarily find doing software development as a consultant or for a financial company.
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December 28, 2006 |
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The best and happiest software engineers I have known have been people who feel that they were born to write code. "Geeked from birth", some say. People who choose this career solely for the money are doomed to always feel inadequate since their manager will likely know less and earn more.
Systems programmers are generally motivated to build tools for other people to use, to solve low-level problems generally removed from the application domain and ultimate use of the computer system. Systems folks will often end up maintaining the computer systems of their circle of friends and family, and yet never be able to fully explain what they do to their mothers.
As programmer salaries go, systems folks make better than most. However, the last decade has seen a reduction in domestic US positions as jobs move offshore. Career options are somewhat limited, too, as there's no clear management-track for systems programmers (similar to other programmer specialities). Expect to return to school for an MBA or other advanced degree if you want to become an executive.
If you were geeked at birth, enjoy crafting tools, and helping domain experts solve their computer problems, systems programming can be a fun and well-compensated career choice. |
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