Software Developers, Systems Software

Research, design, develop, and test operating systems-level software, compilers, and network distribution software for medical, industrial, military, communications, aerospace, business, scientific, and general computing applications. Set operational specifications and formulate and analyze software requirements. May design embedded systems software. Apply principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.

Programs That Prepare You

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Computer Science(masters)Stanford University, CA

$199,761

Computer Engineering(masters)Harvard University, MA

$177,890

Information Science/Studies(professional)University of California-Berkeley, CA

$175,482

Computer Science(bachelors)California Institute of Technology, CA

$173,344

Computer Science(bachelors)Carnegie Mellon University, PA

$171,264

Mathematics and Computer Science(bachelors)Harvey Mudd College, CA

$166,573

Computer Science(masters)Columbia University in the City of New York, NY

$161,851

Computer and Information Sciences(masters)Harvard University, MA

$158,673

Computer Engineering(masters)University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, MI

$156,797

Computer Science(masters)Washington State University, WA

$155,261

Computer Science(masters)Central Washington University, WA

$155,261

Computer Science(masters)City University of Seattle, WA

$155,261

Computer Science(masters)University of Washington-Seattle Campus, WA

$155,261

Computer Science(masters)Saint Martin's University, WA

$155,261

Computer Science(masters)University of Washington-Bothell Campus, WA

$155,261

Computer Science(masters)University of Washington-Tacoma Campus, WA

$155,261

Computer Science(bachelors)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA

$154,492

Computer Engineering(masters)Santa Clara University, CA

$154,044

Computer Science(masters)Cornell University, NY

$153,588

Computer Science(bachelors)Cornell University, NY

$152,656

Computer Science(bachelors)Harvard University, MA

$152,251

Computer Science(bachelors)Brown University, RI

$151,065

Computer and Information Sciences(masters)Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, GA

$150,671

Computer Science(bachelors)University of California-Berkeley, CA

$149,866

Computer Science(masters)University of California-Irvine, CA

$148,476