Which is completely stupid, you can perform engineering without having paid the order and it doesn’t feel like there’s any other word that explains the job quite as easily.

Looking up synonyms though it seems I could legally call myself a “software mastermind”, “software plotter” or “software captain”.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I do agree partially but I also get wanting "engineer" to be a protected term. I think software design is probably one more valid uses of the term but I think applying it to everything ain't it (I.e. sanitation engineer).

Tbh I'm happy enough just having a Software Developer title

[–] SorryQuick@lemmy.ca 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I mean it’s fine, but development is only one part of engineering, which is why I don’t like the term.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 4 points 16 hours ago

That's fair... lately I've been more of a Kubernetes configurator than a developer so I get you