associate software engineer

A software engineer who's getting paid in peanuts and whose primary responsibilty is to provide fellatory favors to middle and upper management.

Don't worry about cleaning those beer bottles up, thats why we hire associate software engineers.

by Tito Rhen January 17, 2007

Software Engineer

Someone with big brains and who works his freaking tail off and is going to be (or has already been) laid off, just to be replaced by some low-life and low-wage counterpart in india, so greedy corporations can increase their margins and offer a crapper service.

IBM announces it creates 1,500 new Software Engineering jobs (but they don't disclose it's in freaking india or china).

by MaxCool February 8, 2004

software engineering

The process of defining the actual functionality of a software program, the planning and programming of said software.

I´m a programmer, I work in software engineering.

by Marvin January 22, 2004

software engineer

A career option that seems like the road to riches until graduation, when realise that the job market has been supersaturated with fellow geeks for the past five years.

Also: for the above reason, a slang term for a male 20something worker in a fast food restaurant.

"Of course, with a masters degree in software engineering, it was either flipping burgers or the dole queue again on Monday morning."

by Doc January 28, 2004

software engineer

Euphemism for unemployed. It's a useful title to give women in clubs instead of admitting that you spend all day playing Xbox games. Many people think software engineers make a lot of money.

"Hi, can I buy you a drink?"
"Sure, what's your name and what do you do?"
"I'm George, I'm a software engineer."
"Oh, really!"

by Schmucky The Cat January 31, 2004

software engineering

One of the most pointless principles in the field of computer science. Entails nothing but common sense applied to programming, and generally takes up too much of your time to create stupid diagrams so people less intelligent than yourself can understand how it fits together.

Software engineering was the stupidest class I had to take in college, it reminded me of the kind of work my friends in the School of Business do.

by Phil October 16, 2004

software engineer

a person with such a depressing job that unless mindlessly devoted, will kill himself by self-strangulation intra-cubicle before the age of 35.

See also Office Space

by medaeval February 6, 2004