Software Developers & Software Engineers
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Software developers of system software study, design, test and implement operating systems-level software, compilers and network distribution software for medical, industrial, military, aerospace, business, scientific, communication and general computer applications. Create operational specifications and formulate and research software requirements. Embedded system software design may be required. Techniques of computer science, mathematical analysis, and engineering are applied principles in the field.
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