What are careers in innovation?

Software engineers, machine learning engineers, and systems engineers are careers in innovation. Here are some details on these careers and others that involve innovation:

• Software engineer

A software engineer is a tech professional who designs software. Software engineers design, develop, maintain, test, and evaluate computer software and other software products.

Their tasks include implementing technical designs, improving and maintaining the existing code base, reviewing code changes, writing new codes for applications, identifying issues with the software, and coordinating the installation of the software for clients.

The average national salary of a software engineer is $93,809 per year.

• Machine Learning Engineer

A machine learning engineer is a tech professional that writes low-level code to tweak and optimize default implementations.

They are also proficient in high-efficiency programming languages such as C++, Java, and Scala. Machine learning engineers are mainly focused on taking models and helping scale them out into production while ensuring adherence to business service level agreements.

The average national salary of a machine learning engineer is $110,034 per year.

• Systems Engineer

A systems engineer is a professional who works on the overall management of engineering projects. They have an interdisciplinary approach to managing the total technical effort necessary to transform requirements into solutions.

Systems engineers are generally focused on all aspects of computer-based system development. Some of their tasks include stakeholder analysis, interface specification, design tradeoffs, configuration management, systematic verification and validation, and obtaining engineering requirements.

The average national salary of a systems engineer is $103,730 per year.

• Robotics automation technician

Robotics automation technicians' work focuses on the testing, operating, and refinement of automated processes involved in robotic machines or computer software. Other common activities include evaluating computer programs, adjusting automation controls, and designing new system controls and software.

• Full stack developer

A full-stack developer is a tech professional that takes care of building an application, including user interface design, logic design, code writing, and testing. Full-stack developers work on both front-end and back-end processes in the development, integration, and maintenance of automated machine learning and soft AI processes.

Full-stack developers often hold leadership roles in software engineering and development departments at tech companies. They design and create code for websites and applications.

They also may interact with clients and work on databases, application programming interfaces (APIs), and servers. Full-stack developers often know how to work with multiple coding languages, such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

The average annual salary of a full-stack developer in the United States is $106,043.