You might be interested to read Hillel Wayne's crossover project, where he interviewed a number of people who had worked in traditional engineering roles as wel

You might be interested to read Hillel Wayne's crossover project, where he interviewed a number of people who had worked in traditional engineering roles as well as in software development. https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/are-we-really-engineers/ https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/are-we-really-engineers/ The upshot is that "engineering" isn't the paragon of excellence we like to think it is. Whether or not you agree, it's a good read!