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.
Episode 375: visa woes and Bob does everything wrong
Sept. 25, 2023
33:53
Episode 374: Secret burnout and no room for failure
Sept. 18, 2023
30:28
Episode 373: I have no vision and not-so-positive environment
Sept. 11, 2023
40:58
Episode 372: Equity and getting interrupted in Zoom meetings
Sept. 4, 2023
36:58
Episode 371: After Mary Poppins and credit denied
Aug. 28, 2023
34:07
Episode 370: Fake imposter syndrome and opposite ends
Aug. 21, 2023
35:35
Episode 369: Staying at a sinking ship and behavioral interview questions
Aug. 14, 2023
33:30
Episode 368: Manager in crisis and cutting costs
Aug. 7, 2023
36:57
Episode 367: Hybrid denier and recovering from crying
July 31, 2023
28:38
Episode 366: No FE work and my co-worker is a parrot
July 24, 2023
31:31
Episode 365: Rerun of 307, side hustles and telling me when you are stuck
July 17, 2023
28:39
Episode 364: EMs doing technical tasks and too soft?
July 10, 2023
25:27
Episode 363: Future impact of tech stacks and async communication
July 3, 2023
26:28
Episode 362: Running the clock down and updating linkedin without freaking people out
June 26, 2023
28:45
Episode 361: Get git and non-tech ramping up
June 19, 2023
28:05
Episode 360: Mixing up names and improving without feedback
June 12, 2023
37:22
Episode 359: Competition and awkward in person
June 5, 2023
40:05
Episode 358: Sticky Note Scandal and startup appeal
May 29, 2023
35:13
Episode 357: Waiting to be paid and survivor's guilt
May 22, 2023
29:16
Episode 356: Ummmmmmmmm and failed spikes
May 15, 2023
28:54
Episode 355: Driving kids instead of team and jk i quit
May 8, 2023
25:52
Episode 354: Good at circuits, bad at git and ghosts of team members past
May 1, 2023
29:07
Episode 353: Easter outage and unethical things
April 24, 2023
30:30
Episode 352: Exploding manager and I hate computers
April 17, 2023
32:15
Episode 351: Senior hoarding and layabout lead dev
April 10, 2023
27:37
Episode 350: Bombing a technical interview and background vetting
April 3, 2023
33:10
Episode 349: Performance review dissonance and being a remote manager
March 27, 2023
29:36
Episode 348: Making too many mistakes and low code career risk
March 20, 2023
24:24
Episode 347: New untrusting manager and crappy project management
March 13, 2023
Episode 346: Changing jobs with no raise and wrangling a cowboy coder
March 6, 2023
Episode 345: Head of Engineering vs writing code and Voluntary Severance
Feb. 27, 2023
27:06
Episode 344: Showing impact without hiring and over over over engineering
Feb. 20, 2023
28:13
Episode 343: Tech lead/manager and discouraging seniors
Feb. 13, 2023
19:19
Episode 342: Losing my job to AI and bad review season
Feb. 6, 2023
31:51
Episode 341: Offer rescinded and layoff stuff
Jan. 30, 2023
27:46
Episode 340: Productivity lulls and code review showdown
Jan. 23, 2023
33:03
Episode 339: Coworker double-dipping and building toxic community
Jan. 16, 2023
30:36
Episode 338: I am the golden handcuffs and Staying in management
Jan. 9, 2023
27:04
Episode 337: Helping the principal and Manager conflict
Jan. 2, 2023
33:46
Episode 336: Roadmap roadkill and returning to office
Dec. 26, 2022
Episode 335: Senior questions and overly optimistic
Dec. 19, 2022
34:36
Episode 334: Personal brand and awkward silence
Dec. 12, 2022
33:15
Episode 333: Unsure about management and I shall decline the offer
Dec. 5, 2022
31:01
Episode 332: Layoff + baby survival and 18-year-old CS graduate
Nov. 28, 2022
35:59
Episode 331: Prickly ticket and title downgrade
Nov. 21, 2022
32:33
Episode 330: Mixed signals and not ready for senior
Nov. 14, 2022
30:00
Episode 329: Falling behind and can't get a management job
Nov. 7, 2022
27:11
Episode 328: Fear of sudden firing and reducing the lottery factor
Oct. 31, 2022
26:51
Episode 327: Remote with onsite team and undercover refactor
Oct. 24, 2022
31:19
Episode 326: Good perks, bad code and paper shredder suggestion box
Oct. 17, 2022
31:13
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