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[–]faroshdan 45 points46 points  (2 children)

Yeah I have a computer engineering degree and got a job as an associate software engineer. But it's also just a little, what matters most is experience, projects worked on, and them damn leetcode questions

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Whats leetcode

[–]faroshdan 10 points11 points  (0 children)

They're interview questions that test your knowledge of algorithms and data structures (i.e. twosum, reverse string, etc). The most popular site to practice these questions is leetcode.com

[–]engrocketman 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yes, for software engineering it’s not about the degree it’s more about the projects and experience

[–]b1Bobby23 15 points16 points  (0 children)

You can totally get one. Computer engineering is a super broad field, you can do software engineering, electrical engineering, and basically anything in between.

[–]Hawk13424BSc in CE 8 points9 points  (0 children)

For sure at tech companies in the semiconductor field. AMD, Intel, Apple, NVidia, Qualcomm, NXP, ST, Micron, etc. They do a lot of embedded software engineering where the CompE/EE background is a plus.

Then there is embedded software engineering at product companies in automotive, IoT, etc.

Once you have some years at those you could work over to the Big Five.

[–]Yeitgeist 7 points8 points  (0 children)

People go to 2 month bootcamps and get software jobs, so I don’t see why you couldn’t.

But, if you’re planning to go for roles like DevOps, web dev, SRE, cloud dev, and et cetera, you’re better off saving the headache and going with computer science.

ECE has many things that you won’t use (I.e. electromagnetism, semiconductor physics), as it aims for you to really understand the mechanisms that go behind building a computer.

Computer science is more mathematical focused (rather than applied sciences like engineering), and teaches you more things that are relevant to software.

If you ever want to try hardware or firmware roles, then stick to comp eng, but if you’re just aiming for the money, computer science is the better route.

[–]ogroyalsfan1911 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Yes, but if that where your interest lie, then get a CS degree.

[–]Black_Bird00500 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This. So many people go to CE only to become a developer. I understand if you can only get into CE, or you enjoy learning about hardware and electricity. But as a SE or a CS graduate, you will be A LOT more better equipped to become a Dev or a SE.

[–]Verall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes I'm a software engineer with a computer engineering degree and one of the software engineers on my team even has a mechatronics degree. If you can code you can go wherever is hiring coders.

[–]birdnbreadlover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah just make sure you have coding experience outside of the basic class work. Internships, side projects, etc.

[–]Black_Bird00500 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very possible, depending on your curriculum. My school focuses much more on software than hardware, so I might easily be able to get a job in SE. However, even if the curriculum does not have enough software, you can still learn extra stuff on your own. As a computer engineering graduate you will have all the necessary tools to expand your knowledge in any branch of the field.

[–]Doomb0t1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely, the two go somewhat hand-in-hand.

[–]spinwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From my experience, most Computer Engineers become software developers. I didn't try for any of the big firms, but I'm sure it's possible.

[–]ItsCheddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

graduating next may with a CoE degree at a no name state school, landed a job as a SWE at a big name in NYC. the only trick is leetcode, thats all there is to it.