Software engineering

I'm planning to do Computer and Electronic engineering at uni. My aim is to become a software engineer with that. I was wondering if theres any downside to this degree?. Would this degree be beneficial to help me reach my end goal ? Also, would I be able to get the job as a software engineer right after I graduate with that degree or do I need to undergo extra training ??

I'm planning to do Computer and Electronic engineering at uni. My aim is to become a software engineer with that. I was wondering if theres any downside to this degree?. Would this degree be beneficial to help me reach my end goal ? Also, would I be able to get the job as a software engineer right after I graduate with that degree or do I need to undergo extra training ??

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If you want to work as an embedded dev specifically, C+EE would actually be highly beneficial compared to CS. Embedded doesn't pay particularly well compared to webdev right now, but it's much more realistic for someone with an EE background to shift into software than vice versa, and embedded can be very interesting and fulfilling work for some people.

If you want to work as a generalist SWE (web etc), they should be about the same. The EE part wouldn't be particularly relevant to your daily work in that case, but no-one will care that your CV says "Computer and Electronic Engineering" instead of "Computer Science" as long as you're a competent programmer with decent knowledge of algorithms and data structures.



I'm curious whether you have a CS background or not?
* CS is a very theoretical subject and (depending on the uni and the focus of the course) might actually involve more maths than EE.
* Although good devs have traditionally been able to get work without a degree, that's less common now than it's ever been because the field is very saturated. You need to stand out and even candidates with relevant degrees sometimes struggle.
* Right now it's worse than ever due to recent mass layoffs from big tech, but it's admittedly hard to predict how things will be when OP graduates.
* There are some SWE grad schemes that will take people with any STEM or even non-STEM background, but it'd still be a bad idea for someone to do their undergrad in Horticulture and then apply for a FAANG grad position.
* Agreed about apprenticeships though, especially with the recent emergence of degree apprenticeships. Anyone offered one of those should almost certainly go for it.