Careers
Graduates of the School of Engineering and Computer Science have the right theoretical, practical, and transferrable skills for rewarding careers.

Completing a qualification in the School of Engineering and Computer Science will open up a wide range of career choices. You'll have a strong academic grounding, industry-relevant skills, and the transferrable communication and teamwork skills that employers are looking for.
We have a strong relationship with industry, and are committed to providing meaningful workplace experiences for students (a core part of the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours degree).
Our students have gone on to work as business analysts, computer programmers, consultants, electronics engineers, game developers, project managers, robotics engineers, research scientists, software engineers, web developers and more.
They've been employed by a wide range of companies, including Catalyst, DataCom, Facebook, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, Google, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Sidhe Interactive, Snapper, Telstra Clear, TradeMe, Weta Digital, and Xero.

Joanna Rubi
Joanna explains how her degree in Computer Science has given her the opportunities to travel and work around the world.

Divya Patel
With an interest in technology, problem solving and creativity, Divya knew software engineering was perfect for her—now she’s a graduate data scientist at Xero.

Jayden Nowitz
Master of Engineering graduate Jayden Nowitz is working to keep our government agencies safe from cyberattacks.

Steph Dean
As an information security analyst for Westpac, Steph Dean is using what she learnt during her degree to keep customers' information safe and secure.

Brendan Vercoelen
Brendan came to Victoria University of Wellington, interested in both the software design and electronics aspects of engineering.

Milton Ngan
Milton helped create the massive render farms, data centres and other Weta Digital tools that made Lord of the Rings, King Kong and Avatar possible.

Mark Paston
After 15 years as a professional footballer, Mark was able to embark on a second career in IT using his degree in Computer Science and Electronics.

George Sadlier
George studied computer science at Victoria University of Wellington in the mid-nineties and now works for Google.
Pippin Barr
Pippin studied Computer Science at Victoria University of Wellington and now works for Concordia University as a Scholar in Residence.

Andy Linton
Andy is one of 14 people worldwide entrusted with keeping the keys to the Internet safe.

Andrew Chalmers
After graduating Andrew Chalmers started a postdoctoral fellowship with the Computational Media Innovation Centre.