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I did think it was a little odd that her programming skills would be described as "some coding experience." That certainly doesn't make her sound like a developer and if that's the role she's looking for then the results are unsurprising.

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I know her and don't believe she's after a role as a developer. But there are a lot of roles where those skills can come in quite handy even if that's not the primary job.

What do they even mean by "techie" then?

I'm assuming she's not on the hardware side.

"Techie" is such a vague term.

I get labeled a "techie" often simply due the fact that I'm in startups (co-found, growth lead). I try to make it clear that I'm the biz/marketing guy, and I do not own the skills nor the experience to be categorized with the programmers I work with.

A techie is someone who's into star wars and artisan-roasted coffee

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