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It's very common. Kind of fascinating that you've never seen it.

SWE is a common abbreviation for Software Engineer. Others: PM, DE, PE, DS, UX, QA, etc.

> SWE is a common abbreviation for Software Engineer

This only started in the past 10 years or so, and I don't think I've ever actually seen it in real life. I don't live in SF though -- I assumed it was something Google did and all the SF types slavishly copied.

I think I started seeing it about 25 years ago, and I'm nowhere near SF/SV.

It's pretty common

It's very common. Ever hear of SWE or SWET? Based on the context of this site, what did you think they were applying for?

> Ever hear of SWE or SWET?

Yeah, the Society of Women Engineers is a pretty big deal. I'm not too familiar with their org, so I dunno what SWET would be.

SE is probably the better choice, instead of SWE.

OK, sorry boss.

Wait till you see HW (hardware) and FW (firmware).

People who regularly have to work with a mixture of these will abbreviate them. You'll see them everywhere now.

Wait until they hear about upgrading the FW on the FW! [1]

[1] firewall