It takes more than great code
to be a great engineer.
Soft Skills Engineering is a weekly advice podcast for software developers.
The show's hosts are experienced developers who answer your questions about topics like:
- pay raises
- hiring and firing developers
- technical leadership
- learning new technologies
- quitting your job
- getting promoted
- code review etiquette
- and much more...
Soft Skills Engineering is made possible through generous donations from listeners.
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Why should you listen?
Here's what listeners say:
I just started listening to @SoftSkillsEng and it is just great!
— Patrick Scheibert 🇺🇦 (@CareForCode) April 8, 2022
This podcast is funny and entertaining and a great source for learning about the non-technical things of being a Software Developer.
I really recommend it to all fellow engineers!
@SoftSkillsEng Thanks guys for all the podcasts I have learned so much! I used many of the things you talk about on your podcasts to finally getting a role as senior software eng at an great company surrounded super smart amazing people, couldn't be happier!
— Mattchupichu Watson (@MattchupichuW) April 8, 2022
@SoftSkillsEng podcast is a must-listen! It's certainly targeted towards software engineering, but the advice is pretty widely applicable, especially new/aspiring managers. All those #100devs folks ought to check it out!
— Noah Wright (@NoahWrightDev) April 12, 2022
Big love for this podcast https://t.co/UZAZszoZD4 by @SoftSkillsEng - esp for career-changers into tech. Plus, it usually makes me laugh out loud in public places, which is always a good thing 😅
— clarie b (@clarie_bee) August 2, 2021
One of the best podcast about software engineering that I came across is https://t.co/emp61mAK8c @SoftSkillsEng must listen for all Software engineering.
— Siddharth Singh (@Siddharth181197) June 16, 2021
I’ve discovered @SoftSkillsEng a couple of days ago and have been addicted to listening to it ever since. What a great laugh and a nice podcast. Check it out!
— Ahmed Aziz (@AA_ziz) May 1, 2021
@SoftSkillsEng @jamison_dance @djsmith42! Fellas! I only discovered this last night and LOVE it! I went to sleep listening with my airpods in from episode one last night. Was at episode 7 by the time I turned it off. I feel so energised by this. Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!!
— Alex Chesser (@AlexC04) April 20, 2021
I was never one to listen to podcasts, yet here I am binging @SoftSkillsEng at 1am. Good stuff 🎧😌
— Angel (@The_Sleepy_Dev) April 27, 2021
Up to episode 26 of the @SoftSkillsEng podcast after discovering it a few days ago. These guys are really funny the lessons are very relevant to software development. 10% down should be caught up in a couple weeks. I wonder how their REACT thing turns out? Probably goes nowhere.
— Alex Chesser (@AlexC04) April 24, 2021
If you work in tech and feel you're a bit lacking in soft skills, check this podcast out.
— Hammerton Mwawuda (@h_mwawuda) August 25, 2020
I'm personally a nerd and I didn't know how to "get along" with most people when I started working. It helps to know how to communicate and co-exist. @SoftSkillsEng https://t.co/BMpvLRoTnX
@Watandeep Sekhon If you aren't already listening to @SoftSkillsEng then you're really missing out. Watandeep Sekhon (@sekhonw) August 19, 2020
Recent Episodes
Episode 52: Slowness Guilt and I Have No Side Projects
Episode 51: Junior Scrum Master In Trouble And Jamison Has No Degree
Dave and Jamison answer these questions:
- I’m a junior developer on a team of seniors, and I’m also the Scrum Master. Our team has lots of problems. What do I do?
- Jamison openly talks about not finishing his degree. How did he put it on his resume or explain it to potential employers?
In question two Jamison discovers he has been lying on his LinkedIn profile for half a decade, and freaks out a little bit. The mistake is corrected, but can the damage ever be undone? Tune in next week on SOFT SKILLS ENGINEERING.