Career switch, measured
From Data Engineer to Software Engineer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 54% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Python, AWS, CI/CD, Git; the main skills to add are C++, Kubernetes, TypeScript, JavaScript.
54%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillData EngineerSoftware Engineer
- Python70%41%
- AWS54%36%
- CI/CD35%28%
- Git22%18%
- LLMs19%21%
- Azure28%15%
- Java15%30%
- Google Cloud20%14%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Software Engineer postings, rarely in Data Engineer ones.
SkillData EngineerSoftware Engineer
- C++–25%
- Kubernetes11%23%
- TypeScript–15%
- JavaScript–14%
- C#–14%
- Linux–13%
- React–12%
- UX design–9%
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