Software engineers are often perceived as being highly logical and analytical.

perceived 是动词 perceive 的过去分词形式。perceive 由前缀 per-（表示"完全、彻底"）和词根 ceive（来自拉丁语 capere，意为"抓住、理解"）组成，意思是"感知、认识到"。在句中作为被动语态使用，表示"被看作、被认为"的意思。