What exactly does a software engineer do?

Asked by Daisy Thompson (High School Student)

What do software engineers do on a day-to-day basis? Is it just coding all day or are there other important things that aren't coding related. I'm interested in software development as a career path, but I'm not sure if I'm willing to spend all my time just coding.

Reply by Aditya Gupta (Senior Software Engineer at Amazon)

It really depends on what role you are assigned to. For example, I'm a senior software engineer, so I have more responsabilities than just writing code, such as supervising and teaching some of the new employees to make sure they know what they are doing. It's a very rewarding role because you get to see the joy on the faces on the people you teach.

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