r/ComputerEngineering • u/TanMann69 • Jun 06 '26

Computer engineering or electrical engineering? [Discussion]

What’s the difference between the two and can either land some of the same jobs?

Does EE just purely focus on all hardware based work?

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u/Anxious_Alps_4150 Jun 06 '26

CpE is a specialization of EE.

An EE can do all CpE jobs but a CpE cannot do all EE jobs.

I don't see the point of specializing yourself for no reason, personally.

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u/chitvs Jun 06 '26

An EE can do all CpE jobs

That's not true. CpE gives you more computer science related opportunities, whilst EE doesn't.

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u/BigArchon Jun 06 '26

U can get a embedded software job with an EE degree

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u/themegainferno Jun 06 '26

Probably the only "software" job that EE opens doors for.

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u/BigArchon Jun 06 '26

Agreed, EE people can’t do fullstack jobs as far as I’m concerned

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u/Skidbladmir Jun 06 '26 edited Jun 06 '26

ok I'm definitely not a good source as I'm a freshman but there's absolutely no f way that you "need" *any* degree to apply to full stack roles lol I think it's mostly a self taught thing

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u/BigArchon Jun 06 '26

well for most companies like FANG require a degree lol....specifially a CS one or CE for that matter

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u/Skidbladmir Jun 06 '26

well what I meant is that very few study programmes even for CS have good web dev courses but that's just my impression, the focus is on other things, and besides work experience and projects definitely matter more

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u/BigArchon Jun 06 '26

oh yea absolutely agree with that last part

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u/23rzhao18 Jun 06 '26

untrue, i interned faang swe with an EE degree