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. A heart with a striped shadow Support us on Patreon

Why should you listen?

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.

It’s my new favorite programmer podcast.
— Robert Pearce (@RobertWPearce) March 13, 2023

I just started listening to @SoftSkillsEng and it is just great!
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!
— Patrick Scheibert 🇺🇦 (@CareForCode) April 8, 2022

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

Latest Episode

Episode 49: Candidate Plagiarism and a Tightwad Employer

Feb 28, 2017

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Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

What do I do if I suspect my co-worker plagiarized my homework assignment in their own interview?
My employer is making me provide my own laptop. Is this normal?

We mention The Joel Test. Also remember to tweet about the show for endorsements from Dave and Jamison for completely serious and relevant skills like doomsday-bunker-building and yodeling.