Soft Skills Engineering

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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 457: How do I get off the on-call rotation and "big tech" == "big leagues"?
Apr 21, 2025 – 27:25
Episode 456: Will I look bad on the job market if I'm a crypto developer and struggling to go from management back to dev work
Apr 14, 2025 – 31:39
Episode 455: UX designer without a mentor and I get bored too easily and stressed too easily
Apr 7, 2025 – 33:00
Episode 454: Tracking productivity? and my CTO is ChatGPT
Mar 31, 2025 – 28:11
Episode 453: Why did my company build an internal LinkedIn and how do I not get stagnant in my skills?
Mar 24, 2025 – 31:34
Episode 452: Consulting refactor and extra work, extra scrutiny
Mar 17, 2025 – 25:12
Episode 451: Un-collaborative architect and who is my boss?
Mar 10, 2025 – 32:47
Episode 450: I'm terrible at behavioral interviews and time zonessssssss
Mar 3, 2025 – 34:04
Episode 449: My tech lead ignored my warnings and I don't know what my leadership style is
Feb 24, 2025 – 29:54
Episode 448: Title over salary and from figure skater to software developer
Feb 17, 2025 – 28:01
Episode 447: Overleveled at FAANG and accidental draft feedback
Feb 10, 2025 – 30:11
Episode 446: Wading through AI slop and they don't get git
Feb 3, 2025 – 33:19
Episode 445: Staying at my first job and my coworker is insulting other departments
Jan 27, 2025 – 26:23
Episode 444: Surrounded by apathetic coworkers and put it on my resume?
Jan 20, 2025 – 31:10
Episode 443: Does my PM hate me? and My coworker has anxiety when I help
Jan 13, 2025 – 36:26
Episode 442: Improving communication skills and how to break my job hopping habit
Jan 6, 2025 – 31:45
Episode 441: Will working in healthcare hurt my reputation and precious wisdom
Dec 30, 2024 – 22:53
Episode 440: How do I help my boss not burn out and should I tell people I'm older than I am?
Dec 23, 2024 – 37:24
Episode 439: Harried VP of Eng and first startup job
Dec 16, 2024 – 23:20
Episode 438: Software job after prison and working 60 hours per week at age 20 and feeling unfulfilled
Dec 9, 2024 – 42:25
Episode 437: My company canceled all one-on-ones and moving to a single backlog
Dec 2, 2024 – 30:29
Episode 436: Paralyzed by checkboxes and I'm on a "must keep happy" list
Nov 25, 2024 – 33:34
Episode 435: How to make my boss actually do something and kindly shooting down
Nov 18, 2024 – 32:40
Episode 434: Forgetful boss and nothing to say
Nov 11, 2024 – 33:49
Episode 433: My teammate pretends we decided, but we didn't and my team is getting worse and worse
Nov 4, 2024 – 31:29
Episode 432: As an LLM, how can I be more emotionally smart and when to use I vs we?
Oct 28, 2024 – 35:23
Episode 431: Stinky.js and power hungry friend
Oct 21, 2024 – 34:49
Episode 430: Should I quit this job I'm underqualified for and honestly torpedoed my promo chances
Oct 14, 2024 – 30:46
Episode 429: Should I quit my job for free hoodies and manager to IC
Oct 7, 2024 – 29:20
Episode 428: Interim tech lead and asking for a raise when a peer leaves
Sep 30, 2024 – 27:32
Episode 427: Under to over-employed and wibbly wobbly timey wimey
Sep 23, 2024 – 30:16
Episode 426: I got too many promotions and I have anxiety about getting fired
Sep 16, 2024 – 32:10
Episode 425: Org chart bait and switch and ole' reliable
Sep 9, 2024 – 26:29
Episode 424: Bragging without ego and how to predict layoffs
Sep 2, 2024 – 29:32
Episode 423: freedom from deadlines and Actual firefighting to software firefighting
Aug 26, 2024 – 41:48
Episode 422: Moving in to big tech and building support
Aug 19, 2024 – 32:28
Episode 421: Hitting the level cap and getting credit for behind-the-scenes work
Aug 12, 2024 – 31:47
Episode 420: New grad getting boring work and busy manager
Aug 5, 2024 – 27:16
Episode 419: Yoda or Han Solo and I swear I'm senior
Jul 29, 2024 – 26:52
Episode 418: Should I "rest and vest" and how do I avoid 3-hour agile meetings?
Jul 22, 2024 – 29:58
Episode 417: Should I tell my boss I'm checked out and how do I deal with a PM who has no idea what he's doing?
Jul 15, 2024 – 30:52
Episode 416: My boss wants me to build dark patterns and getting promoted without writing code
Jul 8, 2024 – 24:25
Episode 415: I got a low raise and merging teams
Jul 1, 2024 – 29:16
Episode 414: Hot-headed PM and leaving without downgrading
Jun 24, 2024 – 31:47
Episode 413: Is my interview candidate cheating and my product owner is getting WRECKED by the client
Jun 17, 2024 – 32:00
Episode 412: Work-life-team balance and getting code-sniped
Jun 10, 2024 – 33:16
Episode 411: We have a secret org chart and I'm a big fish in a little pond
Jun 3, 2024 – 35:28
Episode 410: Guaranteed cost-of-living raises and my manager doesn't like me
May 27, 2024 – 34:28
Episode 409: Fancy title to IC and CRUD is crud
May 20, 2024 – 28:27
Episode 408: Terrible retrospectives and "hard to work with"
May 13, 2024 – 33:38