IT Professions and Their Future How to learn coding and start a tech job? Why anyone can be a software developer? Dr. Svetlin Nakov September 2022

1. Learn Coding and Start a Tech Career with SoftUni
IT Professions and Their Future
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Software University
https://softuni.bg
Svetlin Nakov, PhD
Co-Founder and Innovations
Manager @ SoftUni
https://nakov.com

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 Software engineer, tech trainer, entrepreneur
author of 16 books
nakov.com
 4 successful tech education initiatives
 National Academy for Software
Development (NASD) – 2004
 Telerik Software Academy – 2009
 SoftUni (Software University) – 2014
 IT High School "SoftUni Svetlina" – 2018
About Svetlin Nakov

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IT Professions
Software developer /
software engineer
QA engineer / tester /
software quality expert
System administrator /
DevOps / cloud engineer
IT Consultant / CRM /
ERP / BI expert
Business analyst /
project manager
Data science /
AI engineer

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Many Developer Specializations
Web developer Mobile app
developer
Data
engineer
Web site
developer
Game dev
Front-end
developer
Java
C#
PHP
JavaScript
Python
iOS Android IoT dev Unity
C / C++
Back-end
developer
Cloud
developer
SalesForce
dev
AI engineer
DevOps Cybersecurity
Learn more at https://dev.bg
Go
QA Automation

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Digital Marketing Professions
Digital
marketing
professional
e-Commerce
expert
Search engine
expert (SEO)
Copywriting
expert
Digital
advertising
expert
Facebook
marketing expert
AdWords
expert
Email marketing
expert
Expert video
marketing

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Design and UX Professionals
Interior
designer
Animator
2D / 3D
Web UI
designer
Graphic
designer
UI / UX
designer
Interaction
designer
Pre-print
expert
Video
artist
Brand
designer

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What Tech Profession to Choose?
Choose a profession,
which inspires you!
Is it in high demand
on the job market?
Are you а fit for
this profession?

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 The most in-demand IT professions in the USA (Sept 2022)
 Python developer: 750K positions
 Java developer: 730K positions
 JavaScript developer: 685K positions
 QA engineer: 240K positions
 .NET developer: 205K positions
 DevOps engineer: 125K positions
 IT jobs in Bulgaria: https://dev.bg
Most In-Demand IT Professions in the USA
 Traditional jobs:
 Physician:
365K positions
 Truck driver:
215K positions
 Advocate:
170K positions

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What are Companies Looking For?

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 Tech jobs constantly grow
over the last 20 years
 Automation and AI will end
many non-tech professions
(like driver, seller, broker,
legal consultant, etc.)
 Automation and AI need
software engineers!
The Future of IT Jobs

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 Why can anyone become a software developer and start a job
in the IT industry?
 It's not complex, it just takes time and persistence
 Already nearly 20K students have studied programming at
SoftUni in Bulgaria) and started a job in the IT industry
 Retraining: hairdressers, musicians, architects, financiers,
journalists, taxi drivers --> all succeed
 Technically it is not complex. You need just logical thinking
 Success stories: Ivaylo, Chriss, Kaloyan, Nakov's blog
Anyone Can Be a Software Developer!

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 SoftUni is the biggest tech education provider in SEE
 Zero-to-career programs for software engineers, design and
UX and digital marketing; kids coding; tech high school
 20K graduates in LinkedIn
 https://linkedin.com/school/software-university-softuni/people
 https://linkedin.com/school/softuni-digital/people
 https://linkedin.com/school/softuni-creative/people
 Community of 300K learners
About SoftUni

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How to Become a Developer / IT?
Apply for
SoftUni!
Or try other IT
academies / courses
/ books / videos
Try coding / design /
marketing for free!
Choose an IT
Profession
Study
hard!
Start a job

14. SoftUni – https://softuni.bg