One who both designs and codes commercial computer programs. It combines the specialties of system analyst and programmer. The term is denigrated by "professional" engineers because there are no licensing or standards boards. Anyone can call himself a Software Engineer.
Our software development project went very smoothly because the software engineers were fully involved from the initial specifications through product completion and testing.
by Eric Jensen January 31, 2004
Software Engineer is a professional that uses Software Engineering and all of its engineering principals during all phases of software development. Too bad this was only achieved once in all of recorded history.
That hacker called himself a software enginer.
That coder thinks she is a software engineer.
Those programmer wishes they were software engineers.
I am the only software engineer I know that is why we don't have a union.
That coder thinks she is a software engineer.
Those programmer wishes they were software engineers.
I am the only software engineer I know that is why we don't have a union.
by joepa February 18, 2004
Someone who lives in China or India and works 24 hours a day for 100s of time less than any american.
Maheshkumar is quite the software engineer.
by Brother Bryan February 01, 2004
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.
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
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!"
"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
a person with such a depressing job that unless mindlessly devoted, will kill himself by self-strangulation intra-cubicle before the age of 35.
by medaeval February 06, 2004
by Nicolai January 25, 2004