Software Developer Q&A: 2020 Catch-up

SOFTWARE DEV.

Q&A 2020 CATCH-UP

Andrea Amato in conversation with Castillians ANDRIUS PEKTUS & MELDON BORG A conversational piece offered by Castille encourages a collaborative stance for organisations in providing an insider’s perspective from our own team.

SOFTWARE DEV. Q&A 2020 CATCH-UP

INTRODUCTION

About this feature Software development has become an increasingly important skill in a working society heading toward global digitalisation. A creative role that boasts multiple responsibilities in implementing projects relevance of software developers today including its survival beyond the latest COVID-19 pandemic.

Featured Castillians

ANDRIUS PEKTUS

MELDON BORG

TECH CONSULTANT

CONSULTANT (HUMAN CAPITAL)

Andrius is one of our experienced tech consultants

On providing further industry

who understands software development recruitment

our Human Capital team and is

needs and possesses his own

one of our go-to consultants for

computing skillsets.

technical support.

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SKILLS

MARKET DEMANDS

INDUSTRY TRENDS

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

SALARIES

LEGAL OBSTACLES

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SKILLS

AA: What skills are fundamental to software development today?

ANDRIUS PEKTUS

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It is essential to learn a programming language, design, program, document,

Today, a fundamental skill for developers is building software that is scalable and

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sustainable.

Software developers significantly report learning new programming languages every few months to at least once a year, highlighting the importance of maintaining a fresh skillset.

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MELDON BORG

The purpose of technology is to assist/support companies and businesses, and it

Demand in skillsets such as

cannot do that if it’s not

Systems Engineering, DevOps,

compatible with future tech.

developer roles as a result of the

and Scrum led a shift in software COVID-19 pandemic.

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MARKET DEMANDS

AA: What does the current market for software developers demand, and what does this mean for prospective software developers?

ANDRIUS PEKTUS

Choose a path you’re passionate about.

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MELDON BORG

The market always looks for the latest version of technology to be implemented in their software development pipeline to stay ahead of the game.

� +22% Demand for software developers is projected to increase by 22% by 2029, with a particular increase in demand for app developers (with a growth of 26% by 2029).

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Demand for front-end and back-end engineers across all industries rose by 17% compared to previous years.

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INDUSTRY TRENDS

AA: What software development trends do you expect to see in the next two years, and how has COVID-19

MELDON BORG

Digitisation of major services globally will drive the need for microservices architecture and their ability to be scalable and adaptable.

COVID-19 accelerated the rate that these changeovers from monolith were done within companies. Look at the big players in online Services & e-Commerce, COVID-19 was a mere bump in the road as they only needed to focus on expanding services to a larger and broader audience.

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ANDRIUS PEKTUS

COVID-19 has forced the industry to work remotely, and in the next two years I see the industry adjusting to it. Many companies would

However, it is now a common request from industry professionals to ensure they are able to work from home at least two or three days per week, if not work completely remote.

Managers in IT will need to study and polish their best practices for Agile teams. Professionals who were overlooked in the past will become essential to the majority of IT teams such as DevOps, QA, Scrum Master, Product Owner, and more.

Smaller organisations will merge and consolidate with bigger companies that have successfully implemented these strategies.

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Increased spending in digital transformation despite COVID-19, where software developers play a critical role.

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IDC Spending Guide 2020

Python as the fastest growing programming language in both low- and high-income countries.

PYTHON

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SOFTWARE DEV. Q&A 2020 CATCH-UP

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

AA: you offer to software developers to increase their chances in succeeding a new job opportunity?

MELDON BORG

A willingness to learn is better than knowing everything there what you are doing, and you will be your own QA.

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41% 41% of organisations plan to increase their outsourcing budget to partner with organisations to hire software talent.

SOURCE:

KPMG CIO Survey 2019

Employment of software developers has been identified as the leading role across industries, especially within IT and financial services sectors.

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Statistica 2020

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SALARIES

AA: What is the minimum salary (junior to senior) software developers can expect locally, and how does this benchmark differ globally?

ANDRIUS PEKTUS

Salaries for junior developers in Malta normally start at €20-22k gross/year.

but typically the minimum is €40k.

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Below are a list of Tech roles, each presented with their indicative range of Annual Gross Basic Salaries for the respective years.

Intermediate roles (Int.) indicate working experience of 3 to 5 years, and Senior roles indicate working experience of 5+ years.

TECH ROLES (MALTA)

SALARY RANGE

€ 31,600

€ 39,000

Back End Developer (Senior)

€ 40,000

€ 55,000

BI Developer (Int.)

€ 35,000

€ 45,000

BI Specialist (Senior)

€ 50,000

€ 60,000

Data Engineer (Int.)

€ 55,000

€ 65,000

Data Engineer (Senior)

€ 60,000

€ 75,000

DevOps (Int.)

€ 36,000

€ 44,400

DevOps (Senior)

€ 45,000

€ 60,000

Front End Developer (Int.)

€ 35,857

€ 43,571

Front End Developer (Senior)

€ 45,000

€ 55,000

Full Stack Developer (Int.)

€ 38,500

€ 45,000

Front End Developer (Int.)

€ 45,000

€ 55,000

IT Security Specialist (Senior)

€ 45,000

€ 55,000

Integration Specialist (Int.)

€ 40,000

€ 60,000

Networks Engineer (Int.)

€ 29,000

€ 40,000

Product Owner (Int.)

€ 40,000

€ 45,000

Product Manager (Int.)

€ 40,750

€ 55,000

Software Architect (Senior)

€ 50,000

€ 65,000

Software Dev Team Lead

€ 50,000

€ 62,500

Software Architect (Senior)

€ 50,000

€ 65,000

System Engineer (Senior)

€ 40,000

€ 50,000

Back End Developer (Int.)

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LEGAL OBSTACLES

AA: Can you please outline common legal obstacles candidates may face when looking for software developer roles in Malta?

ANDRIUS PEKTUS

There’s a shortage of talent on the island and I’d love to see the legal process companies to hire talented people regardless of their nationality.

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Remote work and flexible working schedules highly reported as important job factors.

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AA: How can candidates and clients prepare themselves so that such obstacles can be easier maintained?

ANDRIUS PEKTUS

We at Castille work with legal professionals who assist the process and handle practically every aspect the second an employment contract is signed.

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Software developer roles take the lead as jobs to work remotely in.

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