- Based on 10 Jobtrees users who were a Research Software Engineer in their career, on average, they have 4.42 years of experience and 4 jobs prior to this one. They spend 3.0 years on average in this job building experience and earn $116K per year before moving on.
- 10% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Research Software Engineer are Software Engineer, Hardware Design Engineer and Associate. Software Engineer, the most common next career step, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths as people will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they build experience and explore other jobs. While Software Engineer is from the same job family, Engineering - Software, there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by Associate, also being a common career path from Research Software Engineer.
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- The most common career steps to get to Research Software Engineer are Software Engineer, Research Engineer and Adjunct Faculty Member based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Software Engineer, the most common step before Research Software Engineer, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths. People will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they explore new types and gain experience for more senior roles.
- While Software Engineer is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Research Software Engineer that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Research Software Engineer career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Research Software Engineer so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Software Engineer is from the same job family, Engineering - Software as Research Software Engineer, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Research Engineer also leading to Research Software Engineer.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Research Software Engineer are Master Of Science (m.sc.) In Computer Science, Bachelor Of Engineering (b.eng.) In Software Engineering, and Doctor Of Philosophy (ph.d.) In Computer Science. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Software Engineer being the most common role to and from Research Software Engineer. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Research Software Engineer is part of the Engineering - Software job family which has a limited number of unique role types (34) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Our data is limited for this role so it's possible there are other common career paths not highlighted here for Research Software Engineer.