In this video, I will talk about what software engineers actually do all day.
Software engineering is much more than just sitting behind a computer 8 hours a day and coding. There are increasingly tough responsibilities that software engineers need to take on which is partially why the field has such high salaries and great perks (at least in big tech).
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00:00 What Do Software Engineers Actually Do?
00:35 Writing Code As A Software Engineer
02:02 Testing Code
03:07 Maintaining & Innovating
04:47 Designing The Architecture
06:14 On Call Support
07:15 The Global Impact of Software Engineering
07:55 Software Engineering Perks
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23 Comments
@IbrahimMohammed-v4z · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
How do the engineers actually get the code for coding?😑
@TopaTikTopaTik · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
And i did 😂 1:09
@Sitedits100 · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
He predicted the present
@AiweeTech · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
You point out that the role goes beyond coding—what responsibility do new engineers most often underestimate?
@peternole5083 · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
Informative.
@AjuMercy-h4y5s · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
Please can someone do ICT and be a software engineer
@TrueMonkeyNinja · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
Explaining the difference between backend, front end, and full stack was so helpful. Thank you so much. As soon as you explained the first two I thought “hmm but I want to do both”, and then you said full stack and my brain clicked 😂❤ Thank you!
@LionBoyKingSKO · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
Hi, I’m interested in learning more about software engineering. I know just a little bit about computers, but I don’t have any experience with software engineering yet. I’m really willing to learn and I’m ready to start from the basics. Where would you recommend I begin? I’m open to learning anything and putting in the work. I’d really appreciate your guidance.
@larryc2540 · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
let me just reiterate software engineers will be replaced by AI, just look at Astra or new AGI just 6 months from today. software engineering is DEAD period
@PakistaniBritish. · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
What company you work for, that many perks 😂 i am sure there wouldnt be any like in UK
@PakistaniBritish. · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
2:15 they actually did, and i hate it
@Blue_GamingYT1 · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
Fact that they actually switched to heart is insane
@Learner-w3f · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
does 1 person code or a full team? and how many?
@KesavrajD · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
SD as score any chance because ai is coming
@noodleschicken0 · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
i would really love to become a software engineer, it really sounds amazing!<3
@ObasesamEttah · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
bro you said we should click the like button and it shows us 99 likes but when I looked at it I saw 32k likes
@HarmanFlows · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
I wanna do software engineering and work at Google possibly but I need to come to USA by student visa and start my journey ❤
@HloniNick · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
I swear bro is working for YouTube😅
@SherifatuRakiatuAdams · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
u cute though, I'm now learning how to code
@D3XTER-f · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
hi I'm a 17 old beginner coding i started being interested in computers and learning python is a headache what should i do to teach myself
@waffle8364 · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
you write more test code than production code
@SwoofyCS · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
They actually changed the like to a heart in youtube shorts
@Dak-is_better1 · November 15, 2026 at 12:40 pm
Ga tech im from ga i might go there