Soft Skills Engineering

von Jamison Dance and Dave Smith

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34 mintypische Länge
vor 2 Tagenletzte Folge

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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Episode 537: Is my ADHD affecting my work and my startup got acquired
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> Middle Management in the Midwest says, I recently accepted a new position at work, bumping up into an Assistant Director role. At our company this means I’
26. Okt.
Episode 536: Mentoring and how to help my team not lose their soul to AI?
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> Dave and Jamison, long time listener first time caller. I appreciate everything you do, I look forward to my Monday morning commute because of this podcast. <
19. Okt.
Episode 535: Manager externalities and should I fight stupid processes
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> Listener Random Listener asks, You guys talk a lot about externalities, which helped me understand a lot about how my manager works. He wants to do things
12. Okt.
Episode 534: I'm so bad at my job and I've inherited a huge slop pile
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> Hi Soft Skills Engineering, I’m a senior software engineer with over 20 years of experience. I’m hoping you can help with with a problem where I’m dumb, weird and
5. Okt.
Episode 533: I'm drowning in AI slop from lazy coworkers
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> Hey Dave and Jamison. I don’t know what to do with the amount of the AI slop I have to review and I’m getting close to burnout. I have a lot of cont
28. Sept.
Episode 532: My new company is an absolute mess and should I get an English-speaking job as a Japanese engineer?
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> Hi Dave and Jamison, I’ve been a Java backend dev for over 10 years. After getting laid off from a job I loved, I spent 3 tough months job hunting. I event
21. Sept.
Episode 531: Shallow feedback and my coworker is a huge sloperator
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> Listener Jame ain’t no dance asks,! Hey Space Therapists, I am a consultant that helps big companies to fix all kind of stuff. It’s ridiculous how many dif
14. Sept.
Episode 530: Product engineering and why does my team never challenge my ideas?
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> Listener Myamax myamax says, I just listened to episode 527 and could really use some advice on being good at interviews. I was recently laid off wi
7. Sept.
Episode 529: Zoom calls on my open floor plan and laconic staff engineer
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> Hi Jamison and Dave, jesters of my daily commute. I’m a *mechanical* engineer at a megacorp, and since people are people, I find most of your advice transfers pre
31. Aug.
Episode 528: Sleepy family software business and leaving after an acquisition
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> A listener named “Will angel answer my question?” asks, Hi, I recently joined a new company about 1.5 months ago. It is the technology arm of a family-owne
24. Aug.
Episode 527: I lost my job after 10 years and am I too old to switch to a security career?
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> Hello Dave and Jamison! I’m a longtime listener going back to the early days of the podcast, and I’ve listened to every episode since. When I started liste
17. Aug.
Episode 526: Why can't I get promoted so quickly after my last promotion and I got hired as a software engineer but ended up doing ops
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> Hi Dave & Jamison! I’ve been listening for almost a year now and have worked through nearly your entire back catalog in reverse. The podcast has genuinely helped
10. Aug.
Episode 525: How do I save my company of 500 people and my new company is insane with AI
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> Hey Dave and Jamison, First, I love your show and it has now been part of my Monday evening routine for many years to listen to your podcast while cooking dinner.
3. Aug.
Episode 524: My CTO AI-codes big piles of slop and early mornings, late meetings
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> I work for a small software company on a team of about 7 or 8 engineers. I like working here. I like the people, the autonomy, the pay, my boss, and the stack amo
27. Juli
Episode 523: (Rerun of 331) Prickly ticket and title downgrade
This is a rerun of episode 331. In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> Listener ninjamonkey says, I am a new grad who is half a year into the role now at a very large company. Recently, a
20. Juli
Episode 522: I stayed too long at my first job and should I get a masters degree
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> I stayed too long at my first company and now my career is ruined? Hi both, long time listener. (Since I graduated university 4 years ago actually and felt
13. Juli
Episode 521: negotiating . . . now? and doing good work is not enough for promotion?
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> Dwill Ainghell asks, During the golden era of software development, it was commonly stated that you should always negotiate job offers. The argument was th
6. Juli
Episode 520: I came back to my former team and was shocked by AI and my team does not care at ALL about the code
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> Hey Dave & Jamison, Long time listener. Love the podcast. I recently rejoined a remote team that I worked with in the past. I was super stoked to re
29. Juni
Episode 519: Why does my team not have a tech lead and rumors!
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> Hi D&J! Question from Sweden! I’m a senior dev that have seen a lot of orgs without tech lead and/or staff engineer roles. I know some companies have them,
22. Juni
Episode 518: stuck at startup and is my employer mistreating me because I'm on a visa?
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> I have been at a small startup company for 5 years now. It’s a very small technical team, 4 devs and a tech lead that contributes code & architecture. I am gettin
15. Juni
Episode 517: Is it good for my career to work at a SaaS company and why am I being asked to manage two teams?
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> Hey guys. This question comes all the way from New Zealand. Recently discovered your podcast about a month ago, and have been catching up with older episodes on m
8. Juni
Episode 516: Not a baby and my product manager doesn't know the product
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> My company follows scrum, with daily standups. We got a new scrum master. He is very formal and procedural and I struggle with our daily meetings. He goes
1. Juni
Episode 515: My junior team member won't listen to me and will I be the dumbest employee at a quantum computer company?
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> Hi from a long-time listener and first-time caller. I need some advice on a toxic workplace situation. I’m currently unhappy with my job due to a difficult
25. Mai
Episode 514: Trust issues and underperformers and my coworker resents me for being faster
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> My parent organization has trust issues: we registered on a recent survey as one of the lowest across the bigger software org (thousands of employees). The
18. Mai
Episode 513: Forgotten employee and what skills actually matter in the AI world
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> How long until I am ethically obligated to let my company know I’m doing no work? There was a big re-org at the company I recently joined. It’s a huge financial c
11. Mai
Episode 512: Can non-engineers really contribute code with AI and not sharing
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> Should I declare my struggle with this AI world we live in here? Nah. I mean, I’d like the hype to die down, a lot, but we keep getting new tools and I get to exp
4. Mai
Episode 511: Should I take a temporary management position and performance-based bonuses
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> I’m approaching 15 years of experience with the last 7 years at fang. About a year ago I was promoted to staff engineer (thanks to the podcast) and switched to an
27. Apr.
Episode 510: Old and behind and how do I hang on for the last few years until retirement?
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> I work at a large remote company. We meet up once or twice a year. I don’t really know much about my engineering coworkers aside from the 5 people on my team, so
20. Apr.
Episode 509: I hate AI software dev, so should I become a manager and leading, not doing
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> I am a senior software engineer at big tech and need a career change. With the rise of AI, I no longer enjoy this profession and panic everyday just waiting for a
13. Apr.
Episode 508: My company is an unethical spammer and my coworkers take so much sick time
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: <ol> <li> How can I get our company to follow the law and stop sending SPAM without being regarded as negative? We’re sending out emails that don’t comply with CAN-S

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