Career Paths for Software Engineers

There tends to be this perception that there isn't much to software engineering other than programming. The belief being, that a person who can code is immediately a software engineer and anyone who can't isn't technical.

In this tutorial, we are going to challenge this perception and give an in-depth overview of varying career paths that one's coding skills can take them. We will divide the career paths into categories: coding and non-coding tracks. While the coding path will include the careers that require extensive programming and coding skills, the non-coding path will address positions in technology that can be pursued with zero or minimal programming skills.

However, before going into these career paths individually, let's clear a misconception that is found among many in the software engineering industry.