Agreed. I usually say developer because I view engineers as people who do actual engineering. I’m more of a plumber who fits pipes (pieces of software) together.
Iirc it’s full blown illegal to call yourself an engineer in Canada unless you’re a licensed engineer. Meaning that if you marketed yourself as a software engineer without an engineering license, you could technically get in trouble. Not that I think they really enforce that for “Software Engineer”.
Job titles in IT don’t mean anything these days.
In particular, the term “engineer” has been butchered beyond recognition.
Wait so you’re telling me I’m NOT an engineer?
Agreed. I usually say developer because I view engineers as people who do actual engineering. I’m more of a plumber who fits pipes (pieces of software) together.
Digital archaelogist here.
Warm greetings to you from the Customer Success Evangelist.
That sounds like an actual job title, that works alongside a React Ninja. What do you do, exactly?
Oh, that isn’t my actual title, I just wanted to mix together a pair of the more ridiculous trends.
My first job was as an “engineer”.
I spent most my time resetting passwords and setting up Outlook…
Are you licensed by the state? There’s your answer!
These days it’s more “do you have an engineering degree from an accredited University.”
The vast majority of engineering diplomas are not in licensed areas.
Iirc it’s full blown illegal to call yourself an engineer in Canada unless you’re a licensed engineer. Meaning that if you marketed yourself as a software engineer without an engineering license, you could technically get in trouble. Not that I think they really enforce that for “Software Engineer”.
I’m an analyst. I’ve never analyzed anything.
I’m an architect, I’ve never designed a house.