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Is there such thing as an actual credentialed "software engineer"? From my experience, it's a title invoked by anyone ranging from a CS grad to someone who has

• valand 7y ago
  Anyone who can pass an interview in any company requiring engineers really. One of the reason there is level.fyi. Certifications help up to a certain point. Word of mouth is still a thing for us. Linkedin recommendation, even though it's forgable? Also, being in a company with a high engineering and culture expectation, I noticed that some people are naturally good for the business, ranging from old experienced people to non arrogant gifted entry level engineer. The more they are open-minded the faster they learn about any thing.