# SWE covers a dozen different jobs, I built a free tool to map which one fits you > Source: > Published: 2026-07-21 13:56:06+00:00 FIND YOUR LANE # You can code. But which role is right for you? Opportunities for software engineers have expanded beyond the classic job titles. Discover which ones fit you best — ranked, and explained. [Take the assessment →](/assessment/)no signup Side by side See how archetypes stack up against each other Pick up to 5 and line them up on comp, mix, and day-to-day — side by side. [Compare side by side →](/archetypes/compare/) [Product / Full-Stack Software Engineer](/archetypes/product-full-stack-software-engineer/)• [Platform / Infrastructure Engineer](/archetypes/platform-infrastructure-engineer/)• [SRE / Production Engineer](/archetypes/sre-production-engineer/)• [Data Engineer](/archetypes/data-engineer/)• [ML Engineer](/archetypes/ml-engineer/)• [Mobile Engineer (iOS / Android)](/archetypes/mobile-engineer/)• [Embedded / IoT Engineer](/archetypes/embedded-iot-engineer/)• [Security Engineer](/archetypes/security-engineer/)• [Sales Engineer / Pre-Sales Engineer](/archetypes/sales-engineer-pre-sales/)• [Solutions Architect (Vendor-Side)](/archetypes/solutions-architect-vendor-side/)• [Solutions Architect (Consulting-Side)](/archetypes/solutions-architect-consulting/)• [Forward Deployed Engineer](/archetypes/forward-deployed-engineer/)• [Customer Support Engineer](/archetypes/customer-support-engineer/)• [Customer Success / Customer Solutions Engineer](/archetypes/customer-support-solutions-engineer/)• [Consulting Engineer / Professional Services Engineer](/archetypes/consulting-engineer-professional-services/)• [Developer Relations / Developer Advocacy](/archetypes/developer-relations-advocacy/)• [Technical Product Manager](/archetypes/technical-product-manager/)• [Product / Full-Stack Software Engineer](/archetypes/product-full-stack-software-engineer/)• [Platform / Infrastructure Engineer](/archetypes/platform-infrastructure-engineer/)• [SRE / Production Engineer](/archetypes/sre-production-engineer/)• [Data Engineer](/archetypes/data-engineer/)• [ML Engineer](/archetypes/ml-engineer/)• [Mobile Engineer (iOS / Android)](/archetypes/mobile-engineer/)• [Embedded / IoT Engineer](/archetypes/embedded-iot-engineer/)• [Security Engineer](/archetypes/security-engineer/)• [Sales Engineer / Pre-Sales Engineer](/archetypes/sales-engineer-pre-sales/)• [Solutions Architect (Vendor-Side)](/archetypes/solutions-architect-vendor-side/)• [Solutions Architect (Consulting-Side)](/archetypes/solutions-architect-consulting/)• [Forward Deployed Engineer](/archetypes/forward-deployed-engineer/)• [Customer Support Engineer](/archetypes/customer-support-engineer/)• [Customer Success / Customer Solutions Engineer](/archetypes/customer-support-solutions-engineer/)• [Consulting Engineer / Professional Services Engineer](/archetypes/consulting-engineer-professional-services/)• [Developer Relations / Developer Advocacy](/archetypes/developer-relations-advocacy/)• [Technical Product Manager](/archetypes/technical-product-manager/)•