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Software Engineering Entry-Level

SWE.GEN.P1

P1P1 — Entry-Level Professionalmedium0.70draftglobalv1

Entry Professional Software Engineer: Engineers are learning and contributing to well-defined tasks with close guidance.

Summary

Entry Professional Software Engineer: Engineers are learning and contributing to well-defined tasks with close guidance.

Level — P1 — Entry-Level Professional

New to role or field; performs basic tasks under supervision

Scope
Own tasks within a defined component
Autonomy
Close supervision; work reviewed frequently
Complexity
Routine problems with known solutions
Impact
Own deliverables
Decision rights
Few independent decisions; escalates the rest
Leadership
None — building the craft
Typical experience
0–2 yrs

Core outputs

No core outputs recorded yet.

Adjacent roles

Nearest roles by structural coordinates (level + taxonomy). Distance 0 → 1; each carries its 3-state match band. How coordinates work →

P2
SWE.GEN.P2
Associate
confident0.06
P3
SWE.GEN.P3
Software Engineering Mid-Level
confident0.11
P1
DEI.GEN.P1
DevOps Engineering and Infrastructure Entry/Mid
review0.15
P1
DENG.GEN.P1
Data Engineering Entry/Mid
review0.15
P1
DSAISE.GEN.P1
Entry
review0.15
P1
OPTI.GEN.P1
Entry
review0.15

Components

Responsibilities9

  • Complete assigned coding taskscommonlevel
  • Learn the codebasecommonlevel
  • Assist in debugging and testingcommonlevel
  • Participate in team meetingscommonlevel
  • Document code and processescommonlevel
  • Complete user stories or ticketscommonlevel
  • Maintain code qualitycommonlevel
  • Participate in code reviewscommonlevel
  • Contribute to team meetingscommonlevel

Tasks8

  • Complete coding taskscommonlevel
  • Learn and document codebasecommonlevel
  • Assist in debuggingcommonlevel
  • Participate in meetingscommonlevel
  • Document processescommonlevel
  • Complete assigned development taskscommonlevel
  • Participate in code reviewscommonlevel
  • Assist in testing and debuggingcommonlevel

Skills8

  • Programming in primary languagecommonlevel
  • Version control systemscommonlevel
  • Basic debuggingcommonlevel
  • Code documentationcommonlevel
  • Communicationcommonlevel
  • Basic programmingcommonlevel
  • Debuggingcommonlevel
  • Code review participationcommonlevel

Knowledge9

  • Software development lifecyclecommonlevel
  • Basic programming conceptscommonlevel
  • Version control systemscommonlevel
  • Debugging techniquescommonlevel
  • Team collaborationcommonlevel
  • Software development processescommonlevel
  • Basic testing methodologiescommonlevel
  • Programming languagescommonlevel
  • Development toolscommonlevel

competency9

  • Basic programming proficiencycommonlevel
  • Debuggingcommonlevel
  • Use of version controlcommonlevel
  • Team collaborationcommonlevel
  • Problem-solvingcommonlevel
  • Code qualitycommonlevel
  • Task completioncommonlevel
  • Collaborationcommonlevel
  • Adaptabilitycommonlevel

qualification8

  • Basic programming proficiencycommonlevel
  • Successful internship or projectcommonlevel
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fieldcommonlevel
  • Familiarity with version control systemscommonlevel
  • Problem-solving skillscommonlevel
  • Basic understanding of software development processescommonlevel
  • Experience with version control systemscommonlevel
  • Strong communication skillscommonlevel

Title aliases

AliasTypeConfidenceApproved
Software Engineering Icommonmedium0.70—
Software Engineering 1commonmedium0.66—
Entry-Level Software Engineeringcommonmedium0.70—
Junior Software Engineeringcommonmedium0.68—
Associate Software Engineeringcommonmedium0.60—
Software Engineer Icommonmedium0.70—
Software Engineer 1commonmedium0.66—
Entry-Level Software Engineercommonmedium0.70—
Junior Software Engineercommonmedium0.68—
Associate Software Engineercommonmedium0.60—
Software Development Icommonmedium0.70—
Software Development 1commonmedium0.66—
Entry-Level Software Developmentcommonmedium0.70—
Junior Software Developmentcommonmedium0.68—
Associate Software Developmentcommonmedium0.60—
Software Developer Icommonmedium0.70—
Software Developer 1commonmedium0.66—
Entry-Level Software Developercommonmedium0.70—
Junior Software Developercommonmedium0.68—
Associate Software Developercommonmedium0.60—
Frontend Engineering Icommonmedium0.70—
Frontend Engineering 1commonmedium0.66—
Entry-Level Frontend Engineeringcommonmedium0.70—
Junior Frontend Engineeringcommonmedium0.68—
Associate Frontend Engineeringcommonmedium0.60—
Frontend Engineer Icommonmedium0.70—
Frontend Engineer 1commonmedium0.66—
Entry-Level Frontend Engineercommonmedium0.70—
Junior Frontend Engineercommonmedium0.68—
Associate Frontend Engineercommonmedium0.60—
Software Engineering Entry-Levelcommonmedium0.60—
Entry Professionalcommonmedium0.50—

Classification mappings

O*NET / SOC

  • code=15-1252.00title=Software Developerssource=corpusreviewStatus=approved