Hardware Engineer vs Software Engineer: Which should you choose?

be a hardware engineer hehe :)

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:49 Overview
01:05 What do you do in each role?
03:00 How hard is it to get a job?
04:26 How cushy (security/WLB) is the job?
05:02 How much money will you make?
06:15 What is the career potential?
07:36 Final Verdict & How to choose

[hzrnbugsie]

I'll put more value to someone who writes code that runs the airbag system in my vehicle than someone who writes code for the next "social media" app

[dekev]

For jobs, software development doesn’t necessarily have an advantage. Yes, they have more job openings but they also have significantly more competition .

[ZOA]

These are the exact points I have been considering while choosing between HW or SW as a major, I have seen first hand how desperate CS majors are during these times trying to find an intern it's quite sad, and the layoffs affecting not only Jr. but Senior SDEs as well isn't assuring. But checking online and the current demand of what is expected to trend and will be needed is still software or at least data scientists, cyber security, cloud related roles from what I can see. I definitely wouldn't encourage anyone going into web design. Hardware is taking off, and with A.I. I see more investments into things like robotics, chips, and vehicles it's making me think a lot. The other option is to become a HW Engineer and work for a SW Company, or become a SW Engineer and work for a HW company. This can also balance out what folks might be looking for, there are definitely more Software opportunities than Hardware last time I checked online and LinkedIn. Still Researching, good video.

[sasindujayashan]

How to become a Hardware Engineer? What degrees & path ? 🤩🖤

[binaBoy]

I did both electrical and computer engineering 😂 8:30

[JegErNrsk]

Its very easy; do what you find most interesting. Thats what youll be best at in the long term

[Naomi-xuhq]

Just so everyone’s aware also. Doing a major in hardware vs software does not determine your entire life and leave off any other aspects. Many hardware engineers know elementary code and go onto do coding projects and work in software. Posts of software engineers can go into product and project management of hardware or the logistical side of it. And getting a second degree is much easier later in life once you have enough income to splurge a lot of us honestly just want our first paycheck in a relatively interesting field

[harisha.g]

I am interested in operating systems, device drivers, systems programming. At the same time, I like computer architecture, FPGA programming using High Level Synthesis (HLS). I felt that I didn't like Verilog/VHDL, AI and ML stuff. What kind of companies/jobs should I focus on for a long term career ? (e.g. firmware engineer profile at Hardware engineering company OR systems software profile at Software Company?).

This video was really helpful and since I am interested in Computer Architecture and Systems Software, I am still a bit confused as to what to pick :|
Your perspective will greatly help me. Thanks in advance :)

[YakoBlast]

I want to work as a hardware engineer / embedded engineer, but i'm from argentina and the first job is so important, we don't have a good market here for Electrical Engineers (20 open positions for FPGA, DSP, etc engineers) vs 4000 open positions for software engineers :(((

[playermaker]

I enjoy hardware way more but unfortunately pays less.

[dejitaruMasuku]

I have a feeling that hardware is going to be in more demand than software soon. AI is ripping knowledge work to shreds, especially software. AI will definitely be a major tool in hardware, however AI can't "create" hardware yet, it can however "create" software. Plus with all of the new capabilities AI will bring, there are gonna be a whole lot of new robots and hardware systems to design and create in order to take full advantage of AI.

[siliconvalleyresearcher]

I’m curious about the demand for international students in job positions like TPU and SoC design, especially in U.S. semiconductor companies that use Verilog. Are there visa sponsorship opportunities in this field?

I'm particularly interested in AI chips and considering pursuing a master’s degree in the U.S. in this area. Initially, I was going to focus on the CS branch (software engineering, ML, data engineering) for broader opportunities, but I’ve heard that it's becoming difficult to find jobs in the software field due to market saturation. My undergraduate major is electrical engineering, and I’d like to pursue a career in hardware in the U.S., but I don't have much information. Is it still more advantageous for foreigners without U.S. citizenship to focus on software rather than hardware?

[hyde]

I am an incoming first year, taking a computer engineering course. I decided to take computer engineering because I believe that 4 years from now(by the time I graduate) software roles would not be as dominant in the industry as it is today. There would be more hardware/both hw and sw roles than today and the pay would also be better or even at the same level as the software roles of today. Do you also think that this will be the case? or do you think software will still be dominant in 4 years from now?

[glitch]

Hardware cuz it looks fun, also i don't want to sit around writing code all day

[downloadsvideos]

If you want can you jump to tesla ? Do you have related job profiles in tesla???

[Goldenboii]

What's the difference between computer science major and computer engineering major?

[raba]

I'm currently finishing my bachelors in Computer Science, but I'm thinking I want to work closer to the hardware side. Do you think I can transition to Hardware Engineer if I say get a masters in Electrical Engineering or would I need a bachelors instead since a masters is only a smaller time frame & might not cover what a bachelors would?

[Luisservodeyeshua]

Im Interested in doing both Hardware and Software engineering, I personally would like to work as self employed, but I dont know if it's possible working as a freelancer as a hardware engineering because maybe I should be in a laboratory, what do you think about that?

[Nani_]

Intrested in both fields but slight confusion btw sw or he 😢

[kunalsharma]

Can you please help me with analog design vs digital design ? Which has better future?