As the first-class vocational college in the province, in order to open up a high-end skilled personnel training channel, and actively explore the cultivation of undergraduate talents of four- year higher vocational education, Jiangsu Maritime Institute adapts to the new situation, and coordinates with the colleges and universities to carry out the pilot program of four-year applicationoriented higher vocational education. It has become a powerful practitioner of higher vocational education reform. Combining the social and economic development needs in Internet + era, this paper makes a deep theoretical research and practical exploration on the cultivation of high-skilled talents in the field of software engineering.