Soft Skills Engineering
Episodes
Episode 15: Working with non-technical people and keeping up with the latest technology (with Brad Green)
20 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 15, Jamison and Dave join Brad Green, engineering director at Google and Angular team manager, to answer these questions: How do I deal w...
Episode 14: Web developer prejudice and legacy code
07 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 14, Jamison and Dave answer these questions: Since I am primarily a web developer, I often find there is a bit of developer prejudice, ag...
Episode 13: Dealing with a 'yes' boss and the difference between contract and permanent positions
30 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 13, Jamison and Dave answer these questions: What should you do about a boss, or in my case ‘solution architect’, who won’t push ba...
Episode 12: Making friends at work and how to be good at being managed
23 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 12, Jamison, Dave, and special guest Ann Harter answer these questions: How do I make friends at work? Should I? I hear a lot about bein...
Episode 11: Negotiating offers and dealing with an oblivious boss
16 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 11, Jamison and Dave answer these questions: I’m looking for a new job. How do I negotiate to get a better offer? How do you deal const...
Episode 10: Mentors and Stock Options
09 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 10, Jamison and Dave answer these questions: How about an episode about mentoring? Why is it important, how do we do it, and how do we fin...
Episode 9: Deadlines and Titles
02 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 9, Jamison, Dave, and special guest Layne Mosely answer these questions: As a software developer, is it better to put an aggressive deadli...
Episode 8: Work life balance and on-boarding new engineers
25 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 8, Jamison and Dave answer these questions: How do you achieve work life balance? Do you have any strategies that work for you? Any bad ex...
Episode 7: Finding meaning and quitting your job
18 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 7, Jamison and Dave answer these questions: How do I quit my job? What’s the process? How do I avoid burning bridges? What will my emplo...
Episode 6: Speaking at Conferences
11 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 6, Jamison and Dave answer this question: I’d like to do some public speaking. How do I get accepted to speak at conferences? How do I g...
Episode 5: Developer Compensation
04 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 5, Jamison and Dave answer this question: What are common ways developers are compensated? Do developers usually get a bonus? Stock option...
Episode 4: Should I build my personal brand?
31 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 4, Jamison and Dave answer this question: I have heard a lot about “marketing myself” and my “personal brand”. For example, some p...
Episode 3: What to look for in a dev team
21 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 3, Jamison and Dave answer two questions: What should I look for in a dev team? I don’t get enough done at work. I wor...
Episode 2: Influencing your team and dealing with anger
14 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 2, Jamison and Dave answer two questions: I work on a team, and I am not the team lead. I have lots of ideas for how to do things ...
Episode 1: Startup Opportunities and Switching Jobs
07 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Soft Skills Engineering, where we answer your questions about non-technical topics in software engineering. Come get some wisdom, or at lea...