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Tech & Product
Software Engineer
Build the thing that runs
€50k–€120k Demand: Very high
What the work is really like
Engineers turn ideas into working software. Deep focus, problem-solving and the quiet satisfaction of making something real that thousands of people use.
1Pairing on a tricky bug for an hour
2Designing how a new feature should be structured
3Long stretch of heads-down coding with music on
4Reviewing a teammate's pull request
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Skills to develop
A programming language
Data structures
Version control (Git)
Testing
System design
Problem solving
Estimated to job-ready: ~6 months of focused effort.
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