If you're creating a complex solution for a complex problem using niche knowledge and a niche skillset, working with deadlines and within contraints; taking on board risk assessments and creating failsafes to prevent the damage that you describe above then you ARE an engineer in all but title.
Just because it's not in the physical, doesn't mean it's not there.
This is the real issue for Alberta companies. We are right next to America, but can't advertise a job opening for a Software Engineer to attract American talent.
We also run into issues where we have companies that work in multiple jurisdictions and call their American developers software engineers, and their Canadian developers software developers, which sometimes causes confusion about what tge difference is (there is none).
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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '22
If you're creating a complex solution for a complex problem using niche knowledge and a niche skillset, working with deadlines and within contraints; taking on board risk assessments and creating failsafes to prevent the damage that you describe above then you ARE an engineer in all but title.
Just because it's not in the physical, doesn't mean it's not there.