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Language Trainers English Vocabulary for Software Engineers, Developers and Programmers

Description:

Language Trainers English Vocabulary for Software Engineers, Developers and Programmers sets out the English of technology work role by role, on the blog of the tutoring company Language Trainers. It treats the software engineer, the developer and the programmer separately, giving each of them core words, technical terms and whole phrases, and it opens with the expressions heard in meetings, tickets and status updates.

100% Free (unlimited): The article is open to anyone, with no account and no payment, and it is long: every role section, every word list and every phrase sits on the one page. Language Trainers sells lessons with tutors, but none of the written material here is held back for them.

Access: 100% Free Level: Intermediate (B1-B2) & Advanced (C1-C2) Format: Article / Reference Written for: Business English (ESL) English Variant: US

How It Helps Your Business English

What this resource offers:

The article first gives the workplace expressions used in meetings, tickets and updates, then takes three roles in turn, the software engineer, the software developer and the programmer. Each role has three parts: the core English words of the job, the technical terms it uses, and phrases to say out loud. It closes on why this English matters in teams spread across countries.

How to use this resource:

You can go straight to the role that matches your own job title and read its three parts, rather than working through vocabulary meant for someone else. The phrases are the part to use first, because they are whole sentences you can say in a stand-up or write in a ticket. The opening section on meetings and updates is worth reading whatever your role, since everyone on a team meets those words.

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Last verified — Oct. 19, 2026