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A Career in Software Engineering - STEM Ambassador Talk

A Career in Software Engineering - STEM Ambassador Talk

A talk about my career as a software engineer, what my day job looks like building iOS apps, and how you can get involved in building software yourself.

This talk was prepared for the the Glossopdale School for their British Science Week. I have also presented it for Wright Robinson College Manchester, and Leeds City Academy.

Youtube video recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEp_EXAuH_4

Luke Stringer

March 14, 2022
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  1. © AND Digital 2022
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    A Career in Software Engineering
    Luke Stringer

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  2. I’m Luke Stringer !
    I’m a Lead Mobile Engineer at AND Digital
    I build software for mobile devices
    iOS Android
    Today I’ll cover:
    • What is Software Engineering
    • How I got to where I am now
    • How I build apps
    • Why I love it!
    • How you can get involved

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  3. What is Engineering?
    Engineering is the use of science and maths to
    design or make things.
    People who do engineering are called engineers.

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  4. What is Engineering?
    Engineering is the use of science and maths to
    design or make things.
    People who do engineering are called engineers.
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    Electrical
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    Chem
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    Bio

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  5. What is Engineering?
    Engineering is the use of science and maths to
    design or make things.
    People who do engineering are called engineers.
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    Software Engineering

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  6. What is Software Engineering?
    Software Engineers build, design, and test programs
    for computers.
    They create websites, desktops programs, mobile
    apps, games…
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  7. Why I became Software Engineer
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    Technology
    Engineering
    Mathematics
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  8. Why I became Software Engineer
    Science
    S
    Technology
    Engineering
    Mathematics
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    E
    M

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  9. Why I became Software Engineer
    Science
    S
    Technology
    Engineering
    Mathematics
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    E
    M

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  10. How I became a Software Engineer
    ,
    Science
    Technology
    Maths
    ICT
    School
    GCSEs
    2001

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  11. How I became a Software Engineer
    ,
    Science
    Technology
    Maths
    ICT
    School
    GCSEs
    2001
    -
    College
    A-Levels
    Maths
    Further Maths
    Physics
    ICT
    2006

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  12. How I became a Software Engineer
    ,
    Science
    Technology
    Maths
    ICT
    School
    GCSEs
    2001
    -
    College
    A-Levels
    Maths
    Further Maths
    Physics
    ICT
    2006
    .
    University
    of Sheffield
    Masters Degree
    Software Engineering
    Programming
    Algorithms
    Testing
    User Interface Design
    Team Work
    2008

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  13. How I became a Software Engineer
    ,
    Science
    Technology
    Maths
    ICT
    School
    GCSEs
    2001
    -
    College
    A-Levels
    Maths
    Further Maths
    Physics
    ICT
    2006
    .
    University
    of Sheffield
    Masters Degree
    Software Engineering
    Programming
    Algorithms
    Testing
    User Interface Design
    Team Work
    2008
    /
    Graduation
    2012

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  14. What do Software Engineers do?
    They write code in a programming language. This is
    called programming.

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  15. What do Software Engineers do?
    They write code in a programming language. This is
    called programming.
    There are lots of different programming languages!

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  16. A programming language is like a tool in a toolbox.
    You need to understand what you are building and
    choose the right tool for the job.
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    1 2
    What do Software Engineers do?

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  17. A programming language is like a tool in a toolbox.
    You need to understand what you are building and
    choose the right tool for the job.
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    1
    I build Mobile Apps for
    iPhones and iPads.
    I use the Swift
    Programming Language.
    3
    2
    What do Software Engineers do?

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  18. “Touch” your own programs
    Get to keep up with new technology
    Why Build Mobile Apps?

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  19. Why Build Mobile Apps?
    It’s challenging, rewarding, and really fun!

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  20. How do you Build an App?
    Screen Design

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  21. Break the Problem into Chunks
    Screen Design

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  22. Screen Design
    Break the Problem into Chunks
    Buttons for navigation

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  23. Screen Design
    Break the Problem into Chunks
    Buttons for graph actions

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  24. Screen Design
    Break the Problem into Chunks
    Options for graph
    Kind of graph
    Share graph

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  25. Screen Design
    Break the Problem into Chunks
    Graph of data

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  26. Screen Design
    Break the Problem into Chunks
    Y-axis labels

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  27. Screen Design
    Break the Problem into Chunks
    Coloured bars

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  28. Screen Design
    Break the Problem into Chunks
    Coloured bars
    Y-axis labels
    Graph of data
    Options for graph
    Kind of graph
    Share graph
    Buttons for navigation

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  29. Screen Design
    Write Swift Code for each Chunk
    Coloured bars
    Y-axis labels
    Graph of data
    Options for graph
    Kind of graph
    Share graph
    Buttons for navigation

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  30. Run and Test your Code
    Coloured bars
    Y-axis labels
    Graph of data
    Options for graph
    Kind of graph
    Share graph
    Buttons for navigation

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  31. Release it on the App Store 4

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  32. How to get Involved
    ,
    School
    GCSEs
    - .
    University
    Degree
    5
    Software
    Engineer
    College
    A-Levels
    T-Levels

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  33. How to get Involved
    ,
    School
    GCSEs
    -
    College
    A-Levels
    T-Levels
    .
    University
    Degree
    .
    On the Job
    Digital Apprenticeship
    5
    Software
    Engineer

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  34. How to get Involved
    Go to the freecodecamp.org website

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  35. How to get Involved
    Search for “Swift Playgrounds”
    on the iOS App Store

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  36. How to get Involved
    Go to the codeclub.org website

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  37. © AND Digital 2022
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    Over
    30

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