I think this may be a cultural view - sounds like you’re from UK or Europe, maybe it’s taken on a little bit of a different connotation there? In the US I thin

I think this may be a cultural view - sounds like you’re from UK or Europe, maybe it’s taken on a little bit of a different connotation there? In the US I think the equivalent “low status” or otherwise “lesser” title might be just “programmer” vs “developer” or “engineer”.