I’m working my way to a CS degree and am currently slogging my way through an 8-week Trig course. I barely passed College Algebra and have another Algebra and two Calculus classes ahead of me.
How much of this will I need in a programming job? And, more importantly, if I suck at Math, should I just find another career path?
So, I’d argue that “frontend” and “backend” are the default modes of software engineering these days, and that embedded is a more niche field.
That said, if you’re doing encryption code, you’re doing far more advanced math than backend monitoring and alerting.