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
In episode 9, Jamison, Dave, and special guest Layne Mosely answer these questions:
As a software developer, is it better to put an aggressive deadline on myself? Or should I let it be open ended? What are the effects of these two approaches on me and my team?
What do all these titles mean? Technical lead. Senior software engineer. Director of engineering. VP of engineering. CTO.
In episode 8, Jamison and Dave answer these questions:
How do you achieve work life balance? Do you have any strategies that work for you? Any bad examples from your own lives?
How do you on-board new engineers?
In episode 7, Jamison and Dave answer these questions:
How do I quit my job? What’s the process? How do I avoid burning bridges? What will my employer expect from me? How do benefits work?
I’m worried my job is not meaningful? Am I just cranking out code for “the man”? What can I do to get more meaning out of my job?
