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[kortilla]

Which countries? That seems problematic for any multinationals that want employees to be able to easily transfer internally.

[shagie → kortilla]

Quite a few - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_and_licensure_in_en...

The issue is the word "engineer".

If you say "software developer" there is no problem. If you say "software engineer" in many places that has an additional implication of being a professional engineer.

[kortilla → shagie]

No, the context of the thread is not about the word “engineer”, it’s about licensure for software development.

[pbalau → kortilla]

In Romania the term is protected too. That didn't stop me from having a career as a software engineer, just my title was not that. And the company lost the tax discount for employing a "real" swe. Guess my contribution was worth it.

[cinntaile → pbalau]

It's insane that there even is a tax discount for employing a "real" swe.

[pjmlp → kortilla]

Portugal and Germany for example.