
All the technology that surrounds us—from the website you're browsing right now, to the GPS you use on the way to the gym, to the medical equipment in hospitals—runs on software that engineers design, test, and maintain.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for people in the space is expected to vastly outpace other tech roles. The demand for software developers—a subsection of software engineering—for instance, is projected to grow by 25% by 2032.