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What kind of coding do FDE postings describe?

3,311 postings · 1,375 companies · read

Our reading of the posting

2,554 of 3,311 postings (77.1%) write production code.

Writes production code

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77.1%2,554 postings

Configuration only

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12.7%419 postings

Prototypes and scripts

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4.8%158 postings

1.6%52 postings

Not stated / unclear

3.9%128 postings

The principal coding scope described in each posting. Production means code used in real work. Prototypes means demos or proofs of concept. Configuration means integration without substantive software development.

Our reading of the posting

3,202 of 3,311 postings (96.7%) include implementation / production work.

Share of all 3,311 postings that mention it. A posting can mention several, so the bars do not add up to 100%.

Implementation / production

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96.7%3,202 postings

Ongoing operations

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72.9%2,415 postings

Proof of concept

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38.3%1,268 postings

Pre-sales / evaluation

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23.6%783 postings

Not stated / unclear

1.1%38 postings

A posting can cover several stages. Counts and shares overlap and must not be added together.

  • Production code means software that will run as part of a delivered or operated system.
  • Configuration and integration covers connecting systems, mapping data and adapting an existing product.
  • These describe the main shape of the coding, and a production role still includes integration work.
  • "Not stated" means the posting text did not support a reading, which is different from "no coding".
  • Browse production-code roles, configuration and integration roles and prototype or script roles.

Compare a role with your own experience

Ask what happens to the code after the first demonstration. Who owns deployment? Who responds when an integration fails? What tests and logs are expected? Who decides when the customer can use the result? Those questions separate a production responsibility from a short prototype, without assuming one is better.

Read the posting for APIs, tests, deployment, monitoring, debugging and who uses the result. See skills to build for FDE work for turning a named technology into evidence.

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