Hi, in my experience there is no practical standard for precise titles in the IT industry. In the end the job description would be the most important point, but the list below can indicate which titles are related:
http://online.onetcenter.org/find/result?s=software+engineer
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software engineer
Occupations matching "software engineer"
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Relevance Score Code Occupation
100 15-1032.00 Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software
94 15-1031.00 Computer Software Engineers, Applications
61 15-1051.00 Computer Systems Analysts
61 17-2061.00 Computer Hardware Engineers
60 15-1041.00 Computer Support Specialists
60 15-1011.00 Computer and Information Scientists, Research
60 15-1081.00 Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
55 15-1071.00 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
51 17-2141.00 Mechanical Engineers
49 15-1021.00 Computer Programmers
49 17-2072.00 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
49 17-2011.00 Aerospace Engineers
49 17-3023.01 Electronics Engineering Technicians
47 17-2031.00 Biomedical Engineers
45 15-1061.00 Database Administrators
45 17-2051.00 Civil Engineers
44 17-2071.00 Electrical Engineers
44 17-2081.00 Environmental Engineers
43 17-3023.03 Electrical Engineering Technicians
42 17-2021.00 Agricultural Engineers
