I work at a major research university as a software dev in a unit that is all about public opinion and such. I am well qualified to drop names, and think my opinion about ‘should this be a prop or a state in React?’ is well-informed but I make a point not to say anything online which anyone might interpret as having to do with domain expertise for my unit.
That is, I have no special qualification and neither do undergraduate students, alumni, food service workers, fitness instructors and many other people who are blessed with an .edu address.