Web Development Careers

A web developer’s job is to design & create websites. The primary role is to ensure the website is visually appealing, easy to navigate, has good performance and capacity. This carrier usually fall under one of three categories: back-end developers, front-end developers, and full-stack developers. 

Back-end developer focuses on the server-side logic and functionality of a website, handling data storage, processing, and database interactions.

Front-end developer focuses on the visual design and user interface that users see directly on the website.

 Full-stack developer has proficiency in both back-end and front-end development, allowing them to work on the entire application from start to finish.

Software Development Careers

A Software Developer’s duties and responsibilities depend on the employer and revolves around the entire software development life cycle of design, create, test and deploy software that can run on any device. 

Some examples of a Software Developer’s typical responsibilities are,

• Collaborating with management, departments and customers to identify end-user requirements and specifications

• Designing algorithms and flowcharts to create new software programs and systems

• Producing efficient and elegant code based on requirements

• Testing and deploying programs and applications

• Troubleshooting, debugging, maintaining and improving existing software

Database Careers

A Database Administrator’s duties and responsibilities vary greatly depending on the employer’s tech requirements. Universally, these professionals help design, create, store and manage data, but their duties and responsibilities may extend to several other areas, such as:

• Extracting and/or loading data

• Ensuring all hardware and software are updated

• Authenticating data & Setting up cybersecurity measures

• Monitoring the performance of hardware and software

• Configuring servers and databases & Preserving data integrity

• Ethically handling private data, including financial and/or healthcare data for certain companies

Game Developer Careers

Making game development and production a process that can take years, sometimes with teams into the hundreds depending on scope and budget. Below is a list of some of the core roles involved with game development, along with average salaries. 

• Game Designer - Primary duties include handling the creative elements of a game. This can include creating storylines, characters, game rules, goals and challenges and a collaborative process where a person in this role also fills another role, like programming.

• Game Artist - Primary duties include fully flesh out the look and feel of a game, applying expertise that ranges from establishing color palettes and game environment to special effects like flashes, smoke, storms, water or fire. 

• Sound Engineer - Primary duties include controling all aspects of sound during development. Sound can influence a player's emotions, create tension and add to the excitement of the game

• Game Programmer -   Primary duties include writing the code that makes the game playable on various gaming consoles and personal computers. Their responsibilities include developing gaming software, incorporating artwork into the game and configuring how users will access and interact with the game.

• Game Level Designer - Level designers focus on building complex and entertaining levels within the game while keeping the players engaged with each stage. They determine how difficult each level will be while ensuring that variations in game play are easy to follow and adhere to the directions of the initial game design.

• Game Tester - Video game testers perform quality assurance tests on a game by playing it multiple times to ensure it is user-friendly and runs smoothly. They report any bugs to the team and offer feedback to game developers to make the instructions clearer and overall game experience more enjoyable.

• Game Producer - Video game producers maintain the production schedule and manage the development team. They oversee things like budget, contracts, marketing and meeting production deadlines.

Software Testing Careers

They are involved in performing automated and manual tests to ensure the software created by developers is fit for purpose. Some examples of a Software tester typical responsibilities are,

• Reviewing software requirements and preparing test scenarios. & executing tests on software usability.

• Analyzing test results on database impacts, errors or bugs, and usability & preparing reports on all aspects related to the software testing carried out and reporting to the design team.

• Participating in design reviews and providing input on requirements, product design, and potential problems.

IT Business Analyst Careers

IT Business Analysts are familiar with information technology and how it can be applied to solve organizational problems. IT Business Analysts may have some of the following responsibilities:

• Collaborate with team members to understand organizational and operational challenges

• Keep up to date on the latest applications of information technology

• Implement new IT operations into the company from the initial idea to the project completion

• Draft statistical reports that assist decision-makers in choosing the right programs

• Manage technical difficulties, working with developers when necessary