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As someone not in tech, I have no idea how to refer to my tech friends' jobs (lemmy.world)
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[–] sleeped@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

In Canada the term "Engineer" is a protected title that only registered professional engineers may use. Claiming to be an engineer without such credentials is considered equivalent to claiming to be a doctor of medicine; It constitutes fraud.

That being said, I see all the time employers and employees, seemingly ignorant to this law, post "Software Engineer" in job titles.

Registered professional engineers in the software development space is a rare occurrence.