What is a software engineer?
If you know a programming language, then are you an engineer? No. Knowing a language does not make you an engineer. The same as knowing how to speak elementary Spanish does not automatically make you a good Spanish teacher.
Though it is a broad title, a software engineer is a problem solver. You are being paid to solve problems through the systemic application of computer science.
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