Hello Field of software engineering is appropriate for those candidates who have creative minds and want to develop something new using the computer programs. Plenty of jobs are available in a software companies for software engineers. There is also a need of software engineers in public sector. After gaining good experience you can start your own software firm. You can also work as a freelancer. Software engineers can also choose their profession in teaching. You can also work in Public & private sector banks, school and colleges & financial institutions. As a Software Engineer, you can also run consultancy to develop & repair software as per the requirements of the clients. There is lots of scope for software engineer not only in India but also in abroad. Job Titles/Designations offered to software engineers are given below: Software Developer Software Executives Software Designers Software Programmers System Designer Project Manager Information Systems Manager Now, How long you can have a job as a software engineer depends on which company you work for and at which post you are. IBM is usually where you’ll find the old men at. Distinguished PhD engineers and the like. Also if you are to retire at 45-50 what is the harm? you can earn a lot (if you are talented enough ) to support yourself after retirement. There are always optios if you try to find them instead of panicking.