"Engineer" in the software world is just a job title like calling yourself a "scrum ninja". It's not a protected title like "professional engineer" in the US or the equivalent in SA. The bar for the former is "I like it", the bar for the latter is usually set by law.
Lying about your software engineering chops might get you fired, maybe even on the hook in a civil lawsuit. Lying about being a professional engineer while practicing engineering is usually a criminal matter.
So I can't imagine lying about your software engineering chops landing you in prison even if we're talking about critical sectors like medical or aerospace.
Lying about your software engineering chops might get you fired, maybe even on the hook in a civil lawsuit. Lying about being a professional engineer while practicing engineering is usually a criminal matter.
So I can't imagine lying about your software engineering chops landing you in prison even if we're talking about critical sectors like medical or aerospace.