Graduates from the SMU School of Computing and Information Systems are highly sought after by employers. Our graduates, with their strong technological, business and people skills, usually receive multiple job offers before graduation.

Here are some career roles that our graduates have taken on, and the key industries that our graduates are/could be employed in:

Job Functions

BSc (Information Systems) Graduates

Business Analyst
Technopreneur
Enterprise Architect
Urban Planner
Sustainable Solution Designer
Account Technology Strategist
Application Developer
Business Intelligence Consultant
Data Scientist
Security Consultant

BSc (Computer Science) Graduates

Artificial Intelligence Developer
loT Solution Architect
Chatbot Engineer
Machine Learning Developer
Cybersecurity Analyst
Infrastructure Technical Analyst

BSc (Computing & Law) Graduates  - Business and Public Sectors

Digital Transformation Consultant
Public Interest Technologist
Regulatory & Policy Advisor
Technology Innovator

BSc (Computing & Law) Graduates - Consulting & Finance Sectors

Compliance and IT Auditor
Risk Management Analyst
Technology Strategist

BSc (Computing & Law) Graduates - Legal Sector

Legal Knowledge Engineer
Legal Tech / Project Manager
Legal Technologist
Lawyers or Legal Advisors Practicing Technology Law

BSc (Software Engineering) WSDeg Graduates

Software Engineer
Web Developer
Front End Developer
Full-stack Developer
Programmer
IT Consultant
QA Engineer
Programmer Analyst

Key Industries

Administrative & Support Services
Advertising Services & Market Research
Banking & Finance
Consultancy
Education
Food & Beverage
Healthcare
Information & Communication
Legal, Accounting & Auditing
Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Ministries & Statutory Boards
Multi-National Corporations
Real Estate
Retail & eCommerce
Scientific Research & Development
Start-ups
Technology & Apps Development
Travel & Logistics

Notable Alumni

Heng U San
Heng U San

Software Engineer
Google

I like being a software engineer because it gives me the opportunity to make a huge impact. This could be enabling users to accomplish basic tasks like making payments, ordering food, or making their life better by presenting the most useful information at the most appropriate time.

Kai Xin Thia
Kai Xin Thia

Machine Learning & Innovation Lead
DBS Bank

My job is to combine data, domain knowledge, and technology to stop money launders, scammers, fraudsters, and criminal syndicates. We do that by building machine learning models that detect potential fraud in real-time, generate bad actor networks to aid in investigations, and identify money mules to block money flow into crime syndicate.

Calixto Tay Wei Kiat
Calixto Tay Wei Kiat

Managing Director (Technopreneur)
Originally US

To a developer, an application may just be a few lines of code. But that few lines of code can mean everything to the users, transforming their lives by helping them do things that may previously be impossible, be more productive, or form meaningful connections with others.

Kevin Quah
Kevin Quah

Co-founder
TicTag

In a world that’s advancing so quickly, and with technology making so many other jobs redundant, technology is really the only future-proof skill you can pick up.

Su Mon Kywe
Su Mon Kywe

Research Scientist
Appthority, Inc. (Based in USA)

Developing signatures and rules of automated malware detection and providing input to dynamic engines built to analyse iOS and Android apps.

Tay Jun Ru
Tay Jun Ru

Senior Metasearch Analyst
Expedia

In essence, my job requires me to be like a lab scientist by testing algorithms and pitting one against another! In short, analysing optimum bids for pay-per-click web market spaces.