software engineer vs computer programmer

software engineer and computer programmer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
software engineer	Yes	No	No	No
computer programmer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, software engineer and computer programmer are synonyms defined as:

software engineer and computer programmer: a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs

Other synonyms of software engineer include coder, programmer.

software engineer (noun)	computer programmer (noun)
a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs	a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs