Job Demographics

The things that you would do in the workplace -

You would be using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. You would also be analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. You would be keeping yourself up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. Finally, you would be observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources to make your applications and software better.

How computer science applies to this job -

This job is mostly dealing with code and computer software, which is a big part of computer science. The whole essence of the work as a software engineer is to make things easier for the other guys that work on our projects at a higher, more detailed level.