This is a list of programming occupations involving computer programming, software development, and related work in which writing, testing, maintaining, or reviewing source code is a significant part of the occupation. The titles used for programming work vary by industry, employer, country, and seniority, and may overlap with broader occupations such as software developer, software engineer, systems analyst, and web developer.
General programming occupations Computer programmer Programmer analyst Software developer Software engineer Maintenance programmer Systems analyst Systems programmer
Application and platform development
Application software developer Mobile app developer Web developer Software porting engineer Front-end developer Back-end developer Full-stack developer
AI and machine learning
AI engineer Machine learning engineer Deep learning engineer Natural language processing engineer Computational linguist Large language model developer Chatbot developer RAG engineer Prompt engineer Robotics software engineer
Quantum programming
Quantum software engineer Quantum algorithm developer
Cybersecurity and cryptography
White-hat hacker Penetration tester Security researcher Bug bounty hunter Security engineer Information security analyst Malware analyst Reverse engineer Cryptographer Cryptanalyst
Game programming
Video game programmer Gameplay programmer Game engine programmer Game scripter Physics engine programmer Sound programmer
Embedded and systems software Embedded software developer Firmware engineer Device driver developer Kernel developer Compiler engineer
Data and scientific
Algorithm developer Algorithm engineer Data engineer Data cleansing specialist Database administrator Bioinformatics programmer Scientific programmer Research software engineer
Software testing and quality
Software quality assurance analyst Software tester Test automation engineer
Infrastructure and developer operations DevOps engineer Site reliability engineer Platform engineer Build engineer
Related occupations Computer scientist Computer engineer Software architect Software documentation writer Technical writer
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