# Software Engineer

## Overview

Software engineers are responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software applications. They use their technical skills to write clean, efficient, and high-quality code to solve complex software problems.

**Also known as:**

Software Developer, SDE, SDE 2, Software Development Engineer

## Skills

- [Problem Solving _Basic_](/content/skills-directory/problem_solving_basic/index.html)
- [SQL _Basic_](/content/skills-directory/sql_basic/index.html)
- [REST API _Intermediate_](/content/skills-directory/rest_api_intermediate/index.html)
- [Technical Communication](/content/skills-directory/technical_communication/index.html)
- [Code Quality](/content/skills-directory/code_quality/index.html)
- [Language Proficiency](/content/skills-directory/language_proficiency/index.html)
- [System Design](/content/skills-directory/system_design/index.html)

## Typical years of experience

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## Related roles

- [Software Engineer Intern](/content/roles-directory/software-engineer-intern/ "Software Engineer Intern"/index.html)
- [Sr. Software Engineer](/content/roles-directory/senior-software-engineer/ "Sr. Software Engineer"/index.html)

## Resources

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2023 Developer Skills Report\
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