I'm poking around and applying for jobs and I keep seeing the keyword Analyst. Could anyone share the job functions of this? Is it more planning and less implementation? Basically, the 'Designer' in the programming world? Or is it one of those titles that could mean several things? I imagine being an analyst is a good way to break into...
I have seen many job titles for people involved in a software development process, but never found a consensus on what they mean. I know many of them are equivalent, and found some other questions about that here in SO, but I would like to know your definitions and comments about them. I want not only to know if there is really a conse...
In the last 2 years my company has developed a boxed and full-price computer game. All the software development has been done collaboratively by me and my co-developer. We know each other from university and got hired at the same day to equal conditions and we share the same responsibilites including the decisions of what technology to l...
What is the job description of a Principal and how is it different from just a Software Engineer? ...
Testers suppose to write test plan, write test cases, file bugs, and verify bug fixes. A senior tester should do things beyond that. Here are things I can think of that a senior tester should do: Mentor other testers. Create the test strategy for the whole team. What are the other responsibilities of a senior tester that you can thin...
My official title is Programmer but I do not feel it fully represents what I do because a large portion of my time is spent working with QA on testing, acting as a liason with our offshore development team and meeting with business managers to help make decisions about new features. My understanding has always been that the title "Prog...
When people say they are a "Java & XML" developer, what do they mean? Are they saying they create XML data to be used in applications, or they use XML to configure a framework like Spring or Hibernate? What other ways are there to use XML in a Java application? ...
When someone tells you that they're a "Senior Software Developer @ XYZ Corp." , what do they really mean: They've done many jobs of that type before They're actually senior by age to other developers They just aced a really tough interview ...
I've worked with a few people who have the word "webmaster" either as part of their formal job title or as their actual title. The type of work these people do does relate loosely to the web, but I suspect better, more appropriate titles that more accurately reflect the job function would make more sense. Is the "webmaster" moniker sti...
After having worked as Java developer for almost 3 years in the same company that I currently work at, I moved to a new position associated with the development of the same application. I’m in this new position for more than 1 year now. My official job title is Systems Designer, but I’m not sure this is a title that expresses well what I...