Senior field applications engineer vs senior software engineer

Differences between senior field applications engineer and senior software engineer duties and responsibilities

Senior field applications engineer example responsibilities.

• Assist customers in FPGA tool usage / issue, and sometimes write application VHDL code to achieve a module function.
• Manage all technical interactions (RFP responses, job site walk-through, design reviews, statement of work creation, etc . )
• Provide customer support for XILINX FPGA circuit board system consisting of PCI, USB, API and JTAG interfaces.
• Develop and maintain product history and applications database for FAE use.
• Visit customer sites to provide 1st level response and debugging issue.
• Work and collaborate with the FAE team and other organizations within the company.
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Senior software engineer example responsibilities.

• Work with Microsoft TFS to manage work items and source control.
• Lead team in development of a custom reservoir simulation data mining and visualization tool.
• Used and written maven scripts to manage dependencies and to build and deploy the application locally and in DEV environments.
• Develop Unix scripts for cross cap system integration system, enhance the existing Unix scripts to achieve better performance and throughput.
• Configure and manage Debian Linux kernel security and networking components.
• Collaborate with project manager in tracking and managing project development process following SDLC and RBPM methodologies.
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