I would say yes, software can be art. Just from a general point of view, video games are a subset of 'software', and I would consider them art.

But if you decide to ignore games, as you mentioned things like google maps can evoke awe and beauty. I would call that art.

as for examples, I find compilers to be beautiful. I love the way a well designed grammar comes together and the way that we can read a conforming program and turn it into a new program.