software engineer (engineer for short), software developer (dev/developer for short), software designer (although that last one sounds weird). the job is a lot more than programming, depending on your position it can be mostly communication or mostly engineering or mostly something else entirely. maybe even mostly sitting on your ass all day!

[–] KISSmyOS@feddit.de 4 points 8 months ago

My friends call me "Please fix my printer".

[–] ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago

At work they just call me: "Put those pens back and get outta here; you were fired weeks ago!"

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 8 months ago

Is "Sir" too much to ask for?

[–] greenskye@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I hate that they took away my analyst title. I'm not a software engineer dammit. I don't even have an IDE installed and haven't done any programming in 10+ years.

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[–] JoYo@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago

I’ve had so many wacky job titles that at this point i dont care as long as i get paid.

[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 4 points 8 months ago

Deputy assistant senior vice president software engineering manager

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Tech Priest Litanizer

[–] sarchar@programming.dev 3 points 8 months ago

Even in the trade myself for 30 years, I have nfc. Probably not Engineer (by itself) though.

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Bit Banger

or A,B,C,G

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[–] waigl@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

As someone who is in tech… not sure, either.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I'd prefer senior developer but HR calls me a senior engineer.

I personally believe if you are writing novel IP software you are engineering, if you are just connecting cloud tools or writing basic ETL stuff, that's developing.

I'm probably 40/60 eng/dev. And 200% meetings.

[–] Aggravationstation@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago

H. Daddy

[–] spamfajitas@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

My dad had the rare chance to name his position whatever he wanted, but the higher ups still rejected his choice of Grand Poobah.

[–] spizzat2@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

I guess we're going with B

[–] Cover_czar@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago

Software Author/ Author

[–] xoggy@programming.dev 3 points 8 months ago

And Computer Engineering is none of these.

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Chief bit twiddler

[–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 3 points 8 months ago (8 children)

Serious question, not a native speaker: Why do people in the Anglosphere refer to mostly-software companies as tech companies, or to software developers as tech workers?

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