Episode 511: Should I take a temporary management position and performance-based bonuses
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I’m approaching 15 years of experience with the last 7 years at fang. About a year...
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It takes more than great code to be a great engineer. Soft Skills Engineering is a weekly question and answer podcast where software developer hosts answer questions about all of the non-tec...
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20 of 512 episodesEpisode 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: I work at a large remote company. We meet up once or twice a year. I don’t really...
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: I am a senior software engineer at big tech and need a career change. With the ris...
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: How can I get our company to follow the law and stop sending SPAM without being re...
Episode 507: I got fired unexpectedly and breadth and depth
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hey there, I started a new job in August at a large European retailer. There were...
Episode 506: I hate my job with AI and my team-mate thinks I suck
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hi Djavison, I’ve heard y’all say something along the lines of “this is the most e...
Episode 505: Called to the principal's office and my team leads are super dogmatic
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I’m a senior software engineer at a remote company (~500–700 people), and over the...
Episode 504: Should I quit my AI job before my first day and professional button-clicker
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hi Jamison and Dave. Eight years into my software engineering career, all of it at...
Episode 503: Hardware is hard and my PMs are pushing AI slop code
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I’m a software developer with about 15 years in the industry, and I am soon starti...
Episode 502: Management keeps leaving and I hate using AI to code
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hi, thank you for the podcast, I am long time listener, first time asker. Somethin...
Episode 501: Vibecoding CEO and doing to teaching
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: A listener named Derek asks, I am the CTO and cofounder of a startup. Now that vib...
Episode 500: Am I the only one not getting raises and firing my whole team
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I have been with my current organization for 5+ years. I like the company and have...
Episode 499: Should I quit my solo dev job with a sports team and senile seniors
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I’m a new listener to the podcast and work as the sole developer for a sports team...
Episode 498: Testing in big corporations and how to get my first management job
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hi Dave and Jamison, Internal dev asker from the second half of Episode 441 chec...
Episode 497: Patronizing perf reviews and can't get anything done as a tech lead
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I’m a relatively new people manager and I really struggle when it comes time for p...
Episode 496: Passing non-technical interviews and my internship with only other interns
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Listener Tom says, I’m a software developer with six years experience, mostly at s...
Episode 495: What to do when my boss quits and moving to Romania?
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hello gentlemen, long-time listener here, and I’d love your take on something that...
Episode 494: Am I interviewing all wrong and leaving old team chats
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Dear Damison and Javison, I work at a very small startup (<10 engineers) and am...
Episode 493: My boss one-ups my negativity and football engineering
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hey Guys, long time listener, first time asker! At my BigCorp Co., whenever I talk...
Episode 492: Fresh grads and startups or the goog
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Listener AWS multi-region is not real multi-region, ask me how I know asks, We’ve...