How To Become A Software Engineer (2021)

 

So you've probably heard that software engineers make six figures and wondering how you too can become a software engineer or software developer. A lot of beginners think that if you complete a bunch of online coding tutorials and collect certificates employers will come knocking on your door although it's true that tech companies are in desperate need of software engineers. They are looking for people who have coding experience. So let's unpack what coding experience means and how you can

demonstrate it to your future employers. 

 

 

Step 1 

 

Pick a coding language understand the fundamentals of how to use it. Starting with JavaScript you'll be able to build both front-end and back-end systems using the same language. If you start with something like Python or Ruby or JavaScript you will still need to learn JavaScript in order to make your websites

interactive. If you're just starting you need to learn how to code for beginners. 

Step 2

 Now that you learn the basics of coding you can just start practicing so you could actually become a software engineer. Now the tricky part is this period can take anywhere from months to several years using something called deliberate practice. It will help you expedite this stage you need to identify all areas your weekend and practice the weak points until you master them. It's similar to learning to play a musical instrument you can't just practice the musical notes that sound good it's important that you spend most of your time practicing areas where your weekend identifying those weak areas is something that requires an outside perspective typically it's a mentor or structured course like coding bootcamp back it will help you identify and practice all the technologies that you needed to know in just three months. if you will do it on you own it would have take you several years to learn.

Step. 3

Most employers will ask you what is the most challenging project you have built having a great answer to this question will determine if the interviewer thinks you have the right type of experience for the company to build a great portfolio. You will need to have at least three cornerstone projects that you

could put on your resume. Now pairing with up to three or four people you could build a full stack app with the front end a server and a database working on our team and using tools like git or github for version control will prepare you for your first job. If you can't find people to work with attend a hackathon or find a small business who needs a website having projects in your portfolio with actual companies will help build out your resume and work experience and how to build a rock star programing portfolio.

 

Step 4 

The last part of becoming a software engineer is acing the coding interviews. Here you need to learn how to tell your story that conveys your passion for solving engineering problems incorporate your past projects to demonstrate that you've already have the engineering experience that these companies are

looking for keep in mind that sharing anecdotes about the technical challenges you encountered in your personal or client projects. Convinces the interviewer that you have what it takes to join their team we sold blenders and even the best model in the world is only gonna run may be 10 or 11 hours. So we're getting out and when we do we're better off for it because whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Remember that to become a software engineer you need to start thinking like a developer if you can

attend a coding bootcamp try attending a meet-up in your city or joining engineering communities online so you can start learning what are the things that engineers think about. People got engineering jobs at companies like Apple Twitter and other big tech companies by their skills as a software engineer.