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:
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Here's what listeners say:
Discovered the @SoftSkillsEng podcast last week and started from the beginning. Their topics and discussions from 2016 are just as relevant and applicable today as then.
— Robert Pearce (@RobertWPearce) March 13, 2023
It’s my new favorite programmer podcast.
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!
The (aptly titled) @SoftSkillsEng is great. @djsmith42 and @jamison_dance are hilarious. I often go back and visit the back catalog for inspiration.
— Dhruv Vemula (@dhruvtv) March 3, 2023
@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
It’s our first RAPID FIRE episode, where we answer a bunch of questions rapid-ish-ly.
We also answer a longer question:
How do I deal with a micromanaging project manager?
Thank you to Algolia for sponsoring this episode. Check out their job posting at algolia.com/softskillsengineering.
Dave and Jamison answer these questions:
We mention Julia Evans’ blog post A litmus test for job descriptions in the second question.
Dave and Jamison answer these questions:
The second question was prompted by this tweet:
In 20 years of engineering I've never said, "thank goodness we hired someone who can reverse a b tree on a whiteboard while strangers watch"
— Samantha 🐝 Quiñones (@ieatkillerbees) December 14, 2016
