{"id":6906,"date":"2021-12-21T10:50:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T09:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immune.institute\/?p=6906"},"modified":"2021-12-21T10:50:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T09:50:09","slug":"es-lo-mismo-ingeniero-de-software-que-arquitecto-de-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immune.institute\/en\/blog\/es-lo-mismo-ingeniero-de-software-que-arquitecto-de-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Is software engineer the same as software architect?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>The technology sector is one of the labour markets with the most job opportunities. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many professions, which until a few years ago were totally unthinkable, are now in great demand by all types of companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/immune.institute\/en\/por-que-se-demandan-tantos-data-scientists\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data scientist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">web designer, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/immune.institute\/en\/hacking-etico-que-es-y-que-debo-aprender-para-ello\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ethical hacker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data engineer, data engineer, cybersecurity analyst... are just a few examples of these technology experts.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professionals who, a priori, may appear to be the same; but nothing to do with reality.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, in this post we are going to resolve one of the most frequently asked questions by the community. Specifically, the following question: <\/span><b>\"Is a software engineer the same as a software architect?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We have already told you no.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, in order to understand the differences between the two jobs, it is important to know first of all, <\/span><b>what is software architecture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Software architecture: definition<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Broadly speaking, software architecture defines all the necessary patterns that serve to build a piece of software (a program or application, for example).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In other words, software architecture encompasses both the design and the structure of software code and serves as a guide for all IT professionals. Indeed, this is the case for software engineers and software architects, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Characteristics of the software architecture<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to note that in order to optimally design and implement the architecture of a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/immune.institute\/en\/software-a-medida-cuando-es-recomendable\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">software<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following key points should be borne in mind:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project planning<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Risk analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organisation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Development process<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working cycles<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hardware<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quality assurance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requirements<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>These tips will be essential for software engineers and architects.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who are in the process of developing a project. In the middle of creating and implementing a software architecture.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the difference between a software architect and a software engineer?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, is a software engineer the same as a software architect? Let's look at how these software experts differ:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Software Engineer<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the one hand, a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/immune.institute\/en\/razones-demanda-ingenieros-informaticos-sueldo\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">software engineer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the professional who is in charge of the control and development process of a software. He\/she will be the expert who will be in charge of the entire <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/immune.institute\/en\/proceso-desarrollo-software-ciclo-vida\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">software development process and life cycle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the tests to be carried out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed, <\/span><b>software engineers are involved in all stages of software development.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Their functions include programming. They are the professionals who are in charge of testing the software code and appreciate any possible faults.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Software Architect<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, the software architect - as the name implies - is <\/span><b>the expert in charge of software design<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In other words, a software architect determines the platform, the environment and even the business strategy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, he or she is one of those responsible for the project and decides on the strategy and the actions to be developed: from the type of technology to be implemented to the type of framework to be used.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A software architect is also responsible for programming tasks; while a software engineer can act as an administrator. In this way, we can say that <\/span><b>software engineers work on the strategy of software architects.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And if you are wondering how to become a software architect or software engineer, we recommend you to read on.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you interested in software development engineering?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you already understood that software engineer is not the same as software architect? <\/span><b>At IMMUNE we know very well how important it is to be specialised.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> That is why, in addition to telling you in this post what the difference between software engineering and architecture is, we offer you the following training courses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/immune.institute\/en\/ingenieria-software\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Degree in Software Development Engineering<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will provide you with a multitude of job opportunities within the technology sector; in addition, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/immune.institute\/en\/bootcamp-full-stack-developer\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Web Development Bootcamp<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a training in which you are going to go deeper into programming languages, Backend or Frontend, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Take a look at our training catalogue and become a systems architecture professional with us.<\/b><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El sector tecnol\u00f3gico es uno de los mercados laborales con m\u00e1s oportunidades de trabajo. Multitud de profesiones, que hasta hace unos a\u00f1os eran del todo impensables, presentan una ampl\u00edsima demanda por todo tipo de empresas. Data scientist, dise\u00f1ador web, hacker \u00e9tico, ingeniero de datos, analista en ciberseguridad\u2026 son solo algunos ejemplos de estos expertos en [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7411,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/immune.institute\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/immune.institute\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/immune.institute\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immune.institute\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immune.institute\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/immune.institute\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immune.institute\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/immune.institute\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immune.institute\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immune.institute\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}