Episode 5: Developer Compensation
In episode 5, Jamison and Dave answer this question:
What are common ways developers are compensated? Do developers usually get a bonus? Stock options?
It takes more than great code to be a great engineer.
Soft Skills Engineering is a weekly advice podcast for software developers. We answer questions about all the stuff you didn't realize you needed to know about being an engineer:
- pay raises
- hiring
- going into management
- annoying co-workers
- quitting your job
- meetings
- micromanagers
- installing a ball pit in your office
- and much much more...
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