Soft Skills Engineering

Weekly advice for software developers on career and workplace skills AI summary

Jamison Dance and Dave Smith Visit website › Technology · EN · 539 episodes · latest 2026-11-09

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What it is about

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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© 2016-2026 Jamison Dance and Dave Smith

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Latest episodes

  1. 2026-11-09 · 31 min

    In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Thank you for this podcast it’s the only tech podcast I listen to these days, I think it’s more relevant than ever, and it has definitely helped me in my career.…

  2. 2026-11-02 · 34 min

    In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: 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’ll…

  3. 2026-10-26 · 31 min

    In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: 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. I’ve…

  4. 2026-10-19 · 34 min

    In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: 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 fast,…

  5. 2026-10-12 · 35 min

    In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: 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…

  6. 2026-10-05 · 33 min

    In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: 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 context on my…

  7. 2026-09-28 · 31 min

    In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: 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 eventually…

  8. 2026-09-21 · 34 min

    In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: 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 different…

  9. 2026-09-14 · 36 min

    In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: 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 with a decent…

  10. 2026-09-07 · 34 min

    In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: 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…

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Oldest episode in feed
03/2016 · over 10 years
Typical length
31 min
Keywords
software engineering, career advice, soft skills, engineering management, developer career, tech leadership, promotions, salary negotiation

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