Soft Skills Engineering
Jamison Dance and Dave Smith
It takes more than great code to be a great engineer. Soft Skills Engineering is a weekly advice podcast for software developers about the non-technical stuff that goes into being a great software developer.
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Episodes (512)
Episode 161: Trapped as a QA engineer and trapped as a generalist
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Episode 160: Non-manager 1:1s and throwing away dev learning
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Episode 159: Rejecting candidates and corporate image obsession
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Episode 158: I accepted a counter-offer and stayed and dealing with engineers wh...
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Episode 157: How to deal with a consistent low performer and my architect wants...
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Episode 156: How to move from web development into other software engineering ro...
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Episode 155: What do you think about employee monitoring software and how do I g...
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Episode 154: Why am I terrible at picking candidates and how soon can I quit my...
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Episode 153: Informal Leadership and Dealing With Burnout (rerun of episode 71)
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Episode 152: How to pair program as an introvert and being mistreated as a contr...
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Episode 151: Where are all the old developers and Do I not ask enough questions?
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Episode 150: How to fight imposter syndrome as a technical lead and Getting in t...
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Episode 149: How to get my engineering career back on track and how to thrive in...
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Episode 148: In the orbit of a Rock Star Programmer and Should I share my salary...
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Episode 147: How to grow in a flat organization and how to get references when j...
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Episode 146: What to do with sick co-workers who come into the office and dealin...
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Episode 145: What to do with a bad manager who is loved by upper management and...
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Episode 144: Job hunting while employed and how to start my first technical lead...
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Episode 143: Dealing with meeting interrupters and setting work limits
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Episode 142: Can I get hired above my level even though I look inexperienced on...
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Episode 141: A Rampant Rewriter and Dealing with an Overexplainer (rerun of epis...
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Episode 140: Should I apologize for my bugs after I quit and should I become a p...
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Episode 139: How to deal with badmouthing and how to survive in a loud open offi...
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Episode 138: Should I ask for a raise before my annual review and how to keep up...
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Episode 137: How to get answers to technical questions and Should managers also...
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Episode 136: My family thinks I'm over paid and Is a 10% raise good
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Episode 135: Publicly Correcting Speakers and Forced Into a Dev Role as a Produc...
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Episode 134: Boredom vs Money and Agile vs Long-Term Schedules
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Episode 133: Herding Linter Cats and Surviving Until Severance Time
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Episode 132: Should I tell my boss I'm planning to quit and keeping tech talks g...
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Episode 131: Coworkers with stinky feet and Was my salary expectation too high
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Episode 130 (rerun of episode 87): Stand up and fight! and Metrics
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Episode 129: Office romance and What to say during one-on-ones
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Episode 128: Finish The Degree In Poverty? and Hiring Insecurity
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Episode 127: Leaving a Job I Love and My Role Is Being Eroded
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Episode 126: I'm underpaid and Game Industry Bonuses
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Episode 125: Brainstorming sessions and Slack Ettiquette
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Episode 124: Pair Programming Pain and Side Hustle CEO
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Episode 123: Salary Promise Fail and Slacker Coworkers
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Episode 122: Too Much Process and Negotiating Salaries with Multiple Companies
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Episode 121: Working Remotely Without Hating It and Managing Rotating Engineers
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Episode 120: Layoff Decisions and Overworking Peers
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Episode 119 (rerun of episode 77): My boss wants me to speak at conferences and...
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Episode 118: Asking For Help and Speaking Up
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Episode 117: Defense Industry Stigma and Responding to Negative Feedback
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Episode 116: Weekend Warrioring and Reaching the End of the Career Ladder
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Episode 115: Sharing Your Salary When You Leave and Hiring Decisions Overruled
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Episode 114: Story Point Commitments and Measuring Productivity (Episode 79 Reru...
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Episode 113: Quitting Your First Job and Too Many Responsibilities
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Episode 112: Disinterested Interviewing and Layoff Fallout
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