How to Say "Programmer" in Japanese

プログラマー

puroguramā[pɯ̟ɾo̞ɡɯ̟ɾa̠ma̠ː]

The English word "programmer" is translated into Japanese as プログラマー (puroguramā).

プログラマー refers to one who writes computer programs. You can also use the word アルゴリズム when discussing an algorithm.

Meaning: one who writes computer programs (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The word プログラマー is a loanword from English, transliterated into the Japanese Katakana script.

puroguramā

Japanese programmers sometimes use the term コーダー ('coder') pejoratively to describe someone who simply translates specifications into code without understanding the underlying system.
In Japanese corporate hierarchies, a プログラマー is often considered a junior role, while an エンジニア ('engineer') is seen as a more senior professional who handles system architecture.
If you omit the final long vowel and say プログラマ, you are using a clipped version commonly found in old technical manuals or legacy software documentation.

あの人はプログラマーよ。
That person is a programmer.
This sentence is useful for identifying someone's profession using プログラマー.
Tatoeba #11900802 by small_snow, translation #7852386 by CK
プログラマーになりたいです。
I want to be a computer programmer.
This sentence is useful for expressing a desire to become a プログラマー.
Tatoeba #11029448 by small_snow, translation #5901287 by peterius
彼女は彼をプログラマーとして雇った。
She hired him as a programmer.
This sentence is useful for describing someone being hired in the role of a プログラマー.
Tatoeba #87219 by bunbuku, translation #388367 by CK
私はプログラマです
I am a programmer
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Ren and Misaki are talking about their jobs at a party.

蓮 Ren

美咲さんは何をしていますか？
Misaki-san wa nani o shiteimasu ka?
Misaki, what do you do for a living?
美咲 Misaki

私はプログラマーです。
Watashi wa puroguramā desu.
I am a programmer.
蓮 Ren

すごいですね！難しい仕事ですね。
Sugoi desu ne! Muzukashii shigoto desu ne.
That's amazing! It's a difficult job, isn't it?
美咲 Misaki

でも、とても楽しいですよ。
Demo, totemo tanoshii desu yo.
But it is very fun.

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