noun
system programmer
A programmer who works on operating systems, compilers, firmware, or other low-level infrastructure software, as opposed to application programmers.
彼は大手IT企業でシステムプログラマとして働いている。
He works as a system programmer at a major IT company.
Variant with interpunct; less common in running text but seen in titles or lists.
An application programmer focuses on user-facing software, while a system programmer works on low-level system software.
Loanword from English 'system programmer'.