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AI software architect

Analyses user needs and develops software solutions. Modifies existing software to correct errors and improve performance. Designs systems using scientific analysis.

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Software architect · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Analyse user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility.
  2. Modify existing software to correct errors or upgrade interfaces.
  3. Design software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Software Developers” (O*NET 15-1252.00), as O*NET lists them:

  • Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
  • Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt it to new hardware, or upgrade interfaces and improve performance.
  • Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design.

Software architect · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Amazon Web Services AWS software
  • Apache Kafka
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • C
  • C#
  • C++

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0) and ANZSCO 2022 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits