My overall impression is that it depends on the amount of responsibility. I would see an engineer as an architect and project manager, as well as a technical le

My overall impression is that it depends on the amount of responsibility. I would see an engineer as an architect and project manager, as well as a technical leader. A developer aids in this process wihh delegation and mid level design. A programmer is a hired gun to hand a spec to. These positions, in my experience, pay accordingly.