Contract software developer vs software engineer-consultant

Differences between contract software developer and software engineer-consultant duties and responsibilities

Contract software developer example responsibilities.

• Design simple object-base framework for managing Unix shell scripts and configuration files.
• Implement a centralize configuration system for managing application settings, consisting of a desktop application with a WCF backend.
• Design, build and install linux media servers.
• Design the system architecture, API layer, device drivers.
• Replace older PHP internal portal system with J2EE/MVC base application using JSP and Servlets.
• Develop and maintain specialized company windows programs to work with a system call Avantis.
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Software engineer-consultant example responsibilities.

• Contribute to implementing microservices used to manage entities and maintain a synchronize state between supplier and distributor.
• Create a suite of python unit tests and manual UI tests for all the surveys and researcher tools
• Perform reviews of C++ code and assist in the debugging of a WinCE/SH4 base auto navigation system.
• Web portal provides UI, middle tire and persistence for controlling air and water conditioning systems in buildings.
• Design and develop near-real time fault tolerant software for control of railroads in C++ on Linux and other Unix base platforms.
• Work to bring the browser into standards compliance with the W3C DOM, JavaScript, HTML 4.0 and CSS 2.1.
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