软件工程师用英语称为"Software Engineer". 这个词源于20世纪60年代，当时计算机科学和软件工程专业刚刚成立，称呼软件开发人员为软件工程师是对他们的尊重。

例句：

"John is a highly skilled software engineer with 10 years of experience."
(John是一位拥有10年经验的高级软件工程师。)
"Jane has a degree in software engineering and has worked on several successful projects."
(Jane拥有软件工程学位，并参与了多个成功的项目。)
"The software engineer team is responsible for designing, coding, and testing the software."
(软件工程师团队负责软件的设计、编码和测试。)