1. Software Engineering “Practical Approach”

2. Software effort distribution
1/3 Planning
1/6 Coding
1/4 Component testing
1/4 System testing
Planning
Coding
Testing
Error Correction
Preventive
Software Maintenance:
20% error correction
20% adaptation
60% enhancements
Adaptation
Enhancements

3. Definition
Software Engineering: (1) The application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software; that is, the application of engineering to software.

4. Contents.
Software Development Life Cycles (Methodologies) (Idea, planning, requirements, design, implementation, testing, maintenance)
Water fall
V-Model
Agile Methodology
Business Requirement Document (BRD) Vs System Requirement document (SRD)
Data Access Object
Design Patterns
Prerequisite: Inheritance
Prerequisite: Encapsulation

5. Contents Cont. Unit testing (Using Junit and Mocks) Integration Tests
Service Oriented Architecture
Software as a service
Tools:
Version Control Software (git)
Code Review
Bug (features) tracking system
Soft Skills (Interview Questions)
Example: Do you remember a conflict with one of your teammates? What was the issue and how did you resolve it?

6. Software Development Team
Program Manager
UI Designer
SDE
SDET QA
Team Lead (Manager)

7. Program Manager (Microsoft)
Responsibilities:
Define and deliver components for our ecosystem
Create, evolve, and communicate feature area specifications
Demonstrate a strategic understanding of the timing and rationale for design choices for a feature area
Help define and document the product vision
Qualifications
Have a proven track record of clear written and oral communication
Work well in groups and with customers & partners and demonstrate high emotional intelligence
Have a strong developer/coding background (TPM)

8. SDE (Amazon) BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• 2+ years of software development experience and a degree (BS, MS, or higher) in computer science or a related discipline • Fluency and experience in either Java or C# • Excellent problem solving ability and detailed knowledge of object- oriented design and development
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Experience building and operating highly available (24x7) systems • Designing and implementing highly scalable RESTful web services

9. UX Designer (Microsoft)
Responsibilities:
Simplify and distill complex business processes into intuitive and elegant UI
Work closely with cross-functional teams to help define business and feature requirements, user scenarios and use cases.
Create process flows, wireframes, and mockups
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI)
Proficiency in a variety of design tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks and InDesign.
Ability to create design prototypes in HTML, JavaScript, CSS.
Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal and analytical skills.

10. SDET (Groupon) Responsibilities: Qualifications
Design and implement tools and infrastructures that will be utilized across multiple test and development teams.
Help developers write better tests
Ensure test coverage of new and existing features.
Analyze for potential problems before code has been committed.
Qualifications
Experience with compiled languages such as Java, C#.
Experience with automated testing tools and technologies, including but not limited to Selenium, Capybara, Watir, and Sahi.
Proficiency with scripting languages such as Ruby or Python.

11. QA (Amazon) Responsibilities: Qualifications
Be responsible for manual and automated testing of features across various platforms including web and mobile
Own the development and execution of test plans and test cases
Create and edit automated test cases
Triage crash logs
Qualifications
Ability to create scripts from scratch in at least one language
Understanding of Object Oriented programming basics and ability to edit code
Hands-on experience with manual and automated testing, with expertise in SQA methodologies, techniques, and approaches
Experience leading a variety of types of testing, including regression, performance, stress, unit, integration, and security testing

12. Team Lead (Twitter) Responsibilities: Qualifications
Effectively coach, mentor and guide the technical and professional development of the members of the team.
Scale the team up by sourcing and hiring both externally and internally, and keep a super high bar while doing so!
Ensure the team fully understands the goals and objectives of Twitter as a company and how their work fits into the bigger picture.
Partner with product vertical teams to capture requirements
Qualifications
Strong CS fundamentals
A solid grasp on good software engineering practices.
Great communication skills.

13. Reference
Reference:
Software Engineering, 9th Edition by Ian SommerVille, available online @
Engineering%20by%20Somerville.pdf
Other online resources