A software developer is an individual or an organization involved in issues in the software development process at a higher level than just designing and writing code, which is a broader concept than the scope of programming. computer programming or project management, including many software product management issues. This object can impact the entire project at the application level instead of at the component level or individual programming tasks. Software developers are often directed by lead programmers and include freelance software developers.

Software developers often use computer languages ​​(e.g., Assembly, C, C++, C#, JavaScript, Lisp, Python, Java) to precede the term software developer. Some people who work with web programming languages ​​also prefix their titles with web.