AspergillusTicor

Ah no worries then! I'm always just worried that someone will call themselves an engineer in a job interview or something without knowing what baggage it comes with.

Machine learning is pretty dope but it might be the closest thing to an "un-validate-able" process in existence. Do you know of anyone who has attempted such a thing?

Consider calling yourself a "specialist" or something squishier than "engineer" if you've got no degree to back it up. There's a reason why there are so many more "developers" than "software engineers"; that title comes bundled with an assumption that you have the skills (technical, ethical, and otherwise) conferred by an accredited university.