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How to Become a Software Engineer in Sri Lanka

April 3, 2016 By Hiran 121 Comments

    software engineers sri lanka
    A software engineer is one of the top jobs right now. It pays well, it is highly rewarding, and the opportunities are incredible. For someone in Sri Lanka, getting into the field is not that difficult, at least if you meet the requirements and put your all into it. Numerous options exist for anyone who wants to enter the field. To do this, though, you need to learn the steps and necessities. Any IT field will have certain requirements. For this one, taking a course in software engineering and earning a degree is such a requirement. An educational background is an important piece of realizing your dream as a professional in this sought after field.

    The demand for professionals is always high, and you can continually find exceptional job opportunities that pay well.
    Who is Computer Software Engineer?

    Software engineers, are also called software developers and they design and develop software applications or computer systems. Some develop the applications that allow people to do specific tasks on a computer or another device. Others develop the underlying systems that run the devices or that control networks.

    There are two functions of a software engineer: development of new applications and maintenance.

    It doesn’t matter what sort of tools are programming languages you use, as long as you are fulfilling these roles and writing code, you are a software engineer.

    Career Requirements
    Bachelor's degree in Computer science, software engineering or related field. Some employers may prefer a master's degree

    Key Skills - Analytical, problem-solving, teamwork and communication skills as well as creativity and attention to detail; familiarity with database management, development environment, program testing and other related software

    First, you should understand the job in general. Do your research to know if it is a good fit for you. For software engineering, that education comes from coursework and degrees. The course type that you would have for such a degree includes math, computer literacy, engineering, and a variety of other areas relevant to computer work, programming languages, and software.
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    There are several options in Sri Lanka that have accredited, trusted courses that can help you to stay on top of the field. They specialize in building successful, capable software engineers that can work all across the globe, getting in major corporations and starting their own businesses.

    When you find a good place, stick with it. Engineering coursework has a tendency to up the difficulty, but it is worth it once you get into the field and start making a name for yourself.

    Where to get an IT degree in Sri Lanka

    Degree from a National University

    • Computer Science and Engineering Degree at Universtiy of Moratuwa
    • Computer Software Enineering courses at University of Sri Jayewardenepura or other Engineering Faculties
    • Bachelor Of Computer Science Degree Programme at University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC)
    • Compuer Science @ Univesity of Sri Jayewardenepura
    • Computer Science @ Univesrsity of Kelaniya
      Other Govenment Univesities that offer Computer science and Software engineering degrees eg. Peradeniya, Ruhuna, Uva-Wellassa.

    However to enter most of these courses you need pass and have a good Z-score at GCE A/L examination in Mathematics stream (by following combined matematics as a subject). However you may enter into some of the IT courses by following IT as a subject or with science subjects.

    External BIT Degrees and Open University

    • Bachelor of Information Technology BIT External degree from UCSC
    • BIT External Degree from University of Moratuwa
    • Bachelor of Software Engineering Honours at Open University

    Private Degrees Options in IT

    • Private IT degrees
    • Higher education and career options in IT, Computer Science after A/L
    • Computing and information Technology courses offered by SLIIT, NIBM, NSBM Green Campus, APIIT, Informatics, IDM, ESOFT and many other Private Institutes.
    • Follow a professional degrees in IT such as BCS/ ACS/ NCC.


    Follow these steps to become software engieer:

    • Study Mathematics for A/L......
    • Earn a degree in software engineering or a related field. Most software engineer positions require a bachelor’s degree. …
    • Begin programming immediately. …
    • Build software. …
    • Seek an internship. …
    • Find job opportunities. …
    • Consider your career goals.

    Follow online Course in Software, IT, Development or Design

    There are many online courses available now, where you can gain access to world-class online courses and learning content. Some are free and some are paid courses, some courses offer certificates, diplomas and even degrees. These courses include video lessons, quizzes, hands on practice techniques, class notes, access to recent resources etc. Some of these courses are offered by world class top University academics in the world and come by technical industry experts in software and IT filed.

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    Explore 1600+ online courses from top universities. Join Coursera today to learn data science, programming, business strategy, and more.
    Online computer science courses to jumpstart your future.

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    Can you become a Software Engineer by doing A/L in Technology Stream?

    If you are really committed to become Software Engineer or Developer you need to do Mathematics for GCE A Level. Therefore you need to follow Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry to enter into Government Engineering Faculty. But now you can do IT instead of Chemistry and enter some Computer Science Degree programs.
    If you haven’t done Computer Science or Software Engineering degree then you can do other IT jobs: design, hardware, networking, technical writing etc.

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    Software Engineering is about how to engineer (design and create) software. But there are various other careers in the IT, software and development fields on how to use these software: Business Analyst, Graphic design, Customer service, Data Entry, Hardware, Networking or System Administrator, Sales, Technical Support (Technician or Help Desk) or Technical Writing.
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    1. Nomin says

      June 5, 2019 at 9:05 am

      with a computer science degree in morotuwa
      can i become a software engineer at google

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        June 5, 2019 at 10:17 pm

        You need a software engineering degree.

        Reply
        • Nomin says

          June 8, 2019 at 8:35 pm

          do software engineering available in morotuwa

        • Hiran says

          June 11, 2019 at 8:48 pm

          Yes. but you need to obtain good z score in mathematics stream to enter engineering courses like this one.

    2. Lawanya says

      May 28, 2019 at 3:02 pm

      I’m selected Combined Mathematics, Physics, ICT for my A/L. Can I become a software engineer?

      Reply
    3. Nayana Lalanthi says

      May 28, 2019 at 12:42 am

      I’m selected C.Maths,Physics,ICT for my A/L. can I become a software engineer? & what are the best university for software engineering in Sri Lanka doing above subjects?

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        May 28, 2019 at 6:34 am

        Best course for software engineering is University of Moratuwa. But you cannot enter that course since you are not following combined mathematics. But you can do various other IT degrees.

        Reply
    4. erandi says

      May 27, 2019 at 8:33 am

      mama ucsc eke bit krnwa.mata software engineering krana puluwanda bit krala

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        May 28, 2019 at 6:35 am

        You can do jobs relating to software development.

        Reply
    5. Chathura says

      May 1, 2019 at 1:42 pm

      mama A/L walata c.maths , physics , ICT karanawa. University yanna Z-score eka kochchara onaweida?Software engineering (bsc.) degree yanna. Nasa, google wage job karanna monawada thawa ona wenne.

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        May 12, 2019 at 11:05 pm

        google wage software engineer kenek wenna nam Moratuwa Univ software engineering karala thiyenawanam watinawa. ekata ICT karala ba Maths karanna one.

        Reply
        • Nomin says

          May 27, 2019 at 5:25 pm

          im doing com.maths,physics,chemistry
          can i enter morotuwa university and do software engineering..

        • Hiran says

          May 28, 2019 at 6:34 am

          Yes you can follow Mora software engineering

    6. Thilakshi perera says

      April 1, 2019 at 7:08 pm

      engineer tech ekka it karala web developer kenek wenna puluwanda

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        April 3, 2019 at 10:50 pm

        Ow puluwan.

        Reply
    7. Gayashi Geevindi says

      January 11, 2019 at 6:49 pm

      i can do a software engineer degree by doing biology for advance level

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        January 11, 2019 at 10:14 pm

        You can do various IT jobs by doing Biology. But to become engineer you need to go to engineering faculty, for that you need maths.

        Reply
    8. gayashi geevindi says

      December 22, 2018 at 10:08 pm

      can i become a software engineer by doing advance level – commerce

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        December 25, 2018 at 12:32 pm

        You need a engineering degree to qualify you as a recognized engineer.

        Reply
    9. Bhavana says

      October 1, 2018 at 7:53 pm

      I’m Selected Engineering technology, ICT, SFT in my A/L. Can I become a software engineer

      Reply
    10. Kenija Rajan says

      October 1, 2018 at 7:37 pm

      I’m selected Engineering technology in my A/L . Can I become a software engineer?

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        October 4, 2018 at 6:25 am

        It is better to do mathematics stream

        Reply
        • muhfees says

          December 29, 2018 at 7:24 am

          why cannot become a software engineer in technology stream A/L

        • Hiran says

          December 29, 2018 at 7:14 pm

          You can become a software developer. Designer

    11. Kenija Rajan says

      October 1, 2018 at 7:32 pm

      I’m Selected Engineering technology,ICT,Science for technology for my A/L . Can I become a software engineer?

      Reply
    12. Lakshan says

      May 19, 2018 at 5:55 pm

      Is technology stream available in English medium? Most of the schools are conducting it in Sinhala and Tamil medium.Can you show me the way of doing a/l privately for the first time or else doing in sinhala is useless because i have studied in English medium.And also there are no schools i think.please help me.
      Thanks in advance!

      Reply
    13. Sahan says

      April 19, 2018 at 3:48 pm

      A/L walata tech karala IT paththen yanna puluwan hoda job monawada?

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        April 28, 2018 at 7:46 am

        With Tech and IT you cannot become software Engineer.

        Reply
    14. Sahan says

      April 8, 2018 at 8:34 am

      Mage O/L result mathematics B English S mata A/L wala hoda z core ekak thiyanawa mage o/l result english S eka thibunata mata university ekata athulwenna puluwanda.

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        April 9, 2018 at 9:21 pm

        University selection is based on A/L results.

        Reply
    15. peshala says

      January 17, 2018 at 10:45 am

      how to apply software engineer course without A/l results

      Reply
    16. Aththas says

      January 16, 2018 at 7:20 pm

      which is the best university for computer science in sri lanka?

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        January 16, 2018 at 9:31 pm

        Tricky question. Moratuwa has software engineering. UCSC, Japura, Kelaniya offers computer science degrees.

        Reply
    17. Isuru says

      January 5, 2018 at 8:56 am

      Qhen i choose the tec subject can i be a software engineer?

      Reply
    18. Y.I.K.Perera says

      December 26, 2017 at 9:19 am

      If I selected ICT instead of Chemistry in AL .Can I enter government universities ?
      If then what are the universities &degrees ?

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        December 30, 2017 at 7:14 am

        You can do physical science, computer science in some universities

        Reply
    19. R.KENIJA says

      December 6, 2017 at 11:18 am

      I’m doing A/L in technology stream. Can I became a software engineer without mathematics

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        December 8, 2017 at 5:50 pm

        No. You can become IT professional.

        Reply
    20. Kenija Rajan says

      October 15, 2017 at 6:31 pm

      What subject I should choose for A / L to want to be a software engineer

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        October 16, 2017 at 10:19 pm

        Comb mathematics, Physics, chemistry

        Reply
        • Dumidu Viduranga says

          January 4, 2018 at 9:36 am

          Chemistry Or IT!!

        • Isuru says

          January 5, 2018 at 9:00 am

          When we choose tec aubject can we be a software engineer then what should we choose insted subject in it.

    21. P.imanshika says

      September 15, 2017 at 8:32 am

      I did biology stream for al. What are the courses for be a software engineer

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        September 15, 2017 at 8:52 pm

        Software engineering is good for Mathematics students. You can select other IT related courses, jobs.

        Reply
    22. Jawidh says

      September 7, 2017 at 7:03 pm

      I do Physical.science as A/L stream.What is minimum Z-score required to Enter Computer science?

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        September 8, 2017 at 6:46 am

        check last year Z score values here
        https://studentlanka.com/2017/06/06/z-scores-for-university-admissions-201617-based-on-2016-al-results/

        Reply
    23. Raju says

      August 11, 2017 at 8:45 pm

      private campus are give computer science /software engineering b.sc/b.eng degrees to both physical science stream and bioscience stream students.are they valid or not? I’m bioscience stream student.can i do software engineering or computer science private course?

      Reply
      • Hiran says

        August 11, 2017 at 9:19 pm

        If these Private Institute degrees are recognized by the Employers then there will not be a problem. However best software engineers should have Mathematical background.

        Reply
    24. Upulie says

      August 10, 2017 at 10:14 pm

      How good is the pcjt SW Engineering course @ Java institue compared with the courses stated here?

      Reply
    25. Sujithherath says

      July 16, 2017 at 8:26 pm

      I’m doing a/l in biology stream .can i apply to the computer science course in colombo ucsc

      Reply
      • Lie says

        July 16, 2017 at 8:52 pm

        No computer science is a physical science degree. U can do IT or BIT degrees

        Reply
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