Being a real Software Engineer, those that actually have the proper title, eventually with the final examination, means being able to deliver the best product within the set of given constraints.

Also, speaking out when the train is visibly going against a wall.

Business can request it, but it's your job as a software engineer to build quality software; don't shift the blame.

Does a construction engineer blame an architect's wacky designs if a building collapses? No, they either engineer it so it doesn't collapse, convince the architect that it will collapse because physics, or they refuse.

People want to be able to use a bridge for free too, doesn't mean there's no money in it.

As for gold plating, is that really improving software quality, or is that yak shaving / bike shedding?