I think you should stop trying to gatekeep the term "engineer". What is "engineering"? Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build mach

I think you should stop trying to gatekeep the term "engineer". What is "engineering"? Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items. A software "engineer" is simply someone who make use of scientific principles and computer languages to build and/or maintain software.