软件工程师可以阅读以下几类书籍来提升自己的技能和知识：

代码质量和编程实践

Clean Codeby Robert C. Martin

Implementation Patternsby Kent Beck

Code Completeby Steve McConnell

Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Codeby Martin Fowler

The Art of Readable Codeby John Sonmez

软件设计和架构

Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Softwareby Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, and John Vlissides

Head First Design Patternsby Eric Freeman and Elisabeth Robson

Object-Oriented Design Heuristicsby Steve McConnell

Software Architecture in Practiceby Len Bass, Paul Clements, and Rick Kazman

敏捷开发和DevOps

Agile Software Developmentby Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland

The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Masterby Andrew Hunt and David Thomas

about IT, DevOps, and Helping Business Winby Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford

The Hard Thing about Hard Thingsby Ben Horowitz

算法和数据结构

Introduction To Algorithmsby Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, and Clifford Stein

Cracking The Coding Interviewby Gayle Laakmann McDowell

测试和调试

Test-Driven Development By Exampleby Kent Beck

JUnit in Actionby Craig Walls

职业发展

Working Effectively with Legacy Codeby Michael Feathers

The Passionate Programmerby Chad Fowler

这些书籍涵盖了软件开发的各个方面，从基础编程实践到高级架构设计，再到敏捷开发和DevOps实践，能够帮助软件工程师全面提升自己的专业能力。建议根据个人的兴趣和职业发展需求选择合适的书籍进行阅读。