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Soft Skills Engineering

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 dev... Read more

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Episode 222: Cowboy CTO and underpaid after promotion

Episode 222: Cowboy CTO and underpaid after promotion

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Questions Hey, long time fan of the show! Our current CTO ca... Read more

10 Aug 2020

26mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 117: Defense Industry Stigma and Responding to Negative Feedback

Episode 117: Defense Industry Stigma and Responding to Negative Feedback

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Will working as a defense contractor hurt my future employab... Read more

23 Jul 2018

25mins

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Episode 217: Quitting words and double COVID internship

Episode 217: Quitting words and double COVID internship

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Questions Hi Over time I have heard many different terms tha... Read more

6 Jul 2020

30mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 3: What to look for in a dev team

Episode 3: What to look for in a dev team

In episode 3, Jamison and Dave answer two questions: What should I look for in a dev team? I don’t get enough done a... Read more

21 Mar 2016

25mins

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Episode 212: Turnover and self-inflicted complexity

Episode 212: Turnover and self-inflicted complexity

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I’ve been working at a big software company for two years.Si... Read more

1 Jun 2020

28mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 205: Old code outage and questions leaking

Episode 205: Old code outage and questions leaking

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Ever since I graduated from college, I’ve been working in a ... Read more

13 Apr 2020

24mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 211: Biorhythm and coworker roommate

Episode 211: Biorhythm and coworker roommate

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hi there Dave and Jamison! I am a tech lead in a small team ... Read more

25 May 2020

26mins

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Episode 4: Should I build my personal brand?

Episode 4: Should I build my personal brand?

In episode 4, Jamison and Dave answer this question: I have heard a lot about “marketing myself” and my “personal brand”... Read more

31 Mar 2016

25mins

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Episode 67: Graduate School and Asking Good Questions

Episode 67: Graduate School and Asking Good Questions

Jamison and Dave answer these questions: Should I get a Masters in Computer Science? How do I ask good questions?

7 Jul 2017

44mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 71: Informal Leadership and Dealing With Burnout

Episode 71: Informal Leadership and Dealing With Burnout

Jamison and Dave answer these questions: I’m sometimes an informal lead on project teams. How do I help the team get st... Read more

14 Aug 2017

41mins

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Episode 74: Switching Languages Without A Pay Cut and A Missed Negotiation

Episode 74: Switching Languages Without A Pay Cut and A Missed Negotiation

Jamison and Dave will be at the UtahJS Conference on September 18th. See conf.utahjs.com for more info and to buy ticket... Read more

11 Sep 2017

36mins

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Episode 209: Glue and Covid ghost job

Episode 209: Glue and Covid ghost job

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Is a “glue person” valuable on a software team? Someone who ... Read more

11 May 2020

25mins

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Episode 28: How Long Should I Stay At My Job and How Do I Help Junior Developers Improve

Episode 28: How Long Should I Stay At My Job and How Do I Help Junior Developers Improve

In episode 28, Jamison and Dave answer these questions: How long should I stay before I quit my job? Two to three year... Read more

26 Sep 2016

34mins

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Episode 5: Developer Compensation

Episode 5: Developer Compensation

In episode 5, Jamison and Dave answer this question: What are common ways developers are compensated? Do developers usua... Read more

4 Apr 2016

25mins

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Episode 186: First job negotiation and am I a senior engineer?

Episode 186: First job negotiation and am I a senior engineer?

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hi!I am 29 years old and a couple of years ago I decided to ... Read more

2 Dec 2019

33mins

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Episode 153: Informal Leadership and Dealing With Burnout (rerun of episode 71)

Episode 153: Informal Leadership and Dealing With Burnout (rerun of episode 71)

This episode is a rerun of episode 71 from August 2017. In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I’m s... Read more

15 Apr 2019

41mins

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Episode 64: Negative Peer Reviews and On Call

Episode 64: Negative Peer Reviews and On Call

Jamison and Dave talk about these questions: How direct should I be in a peer review of a coworker who I really dislike... Read more

15 Jun 2017

37mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 77: Boss Wants Me To Speak and The 2% Raise

Episode 77: Boss Wants Me To Speak and The 2% Raise

This week Jamison and Dave answer these questions: My boss wants me to speak at conferences, but I’m very new to softwa... Read more

4 Oct 2017

35mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 185: Fragile coworkers and soft demotion

Episode 185: Fragile coworkers and soft demotion

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hello! I am the only principal architect in my department. I... Read more

25 Nov 2019

32mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 30: Reaching Consensus and Code Editing Etiquette

Episode 30: Reaching Consensus and Code Editing Etiquette

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: How should you reach consensus on a team? Should you always h... Read more

8 Oct 2016

40mins

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