# Soft Skills Engineering A podcast by Jamison Dance and Dave Smith. 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. Feed: https://softskills.audio/feed.xml ## Latest episodes - [Episode 536: Mentoring and how to help my team not lose their soul to AI?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/8b14170ff140) (2026-10-26, 31 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-536.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 535: Manager externalities and should I fight stupid processes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/2410c6304f6f) (2026-10-19, 35 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-535.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 534: I'm so bad at my job and I've inherited a huge slop pile](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/d4e579f64898) (2026-10-12, 35 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-534.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 533: I'm drowning in AI slop from lazy coworkers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/b16b52a35801) (2026-10-05, 34 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-533.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 532: My new company is an absolute mess and should I get an English-speaking job as a Japanese engineer?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/7374a769b737) (2026-09-28, 32 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-532.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 531: Shallow feedback and my coworker is a huge sloperator](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/831a86965459) (2026-09-21, 34 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-531.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 530: Product engineering and why does my team never challenge my ideas?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/c6f7acc90764) (2026-09-14, 36 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-530.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 529: Zoom calls on my open floor plan and laconic staff engineer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/1ad9d9dbe830) (2026-09-07, 35 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-529.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 528: Sleepy family software business and leaving after an acquisition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/739ccbdeeef0) (2026-08-31, 34 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-528.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 527: I lost my job after 10 years and am I too old to switch to a security career?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/3b5adbbfcc97) (2026-08-24, 38 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-527.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 526: Why can't I get promoted so quickly after my last promotion and I got hired as a software engineer but ended up doing ops](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/690c5d75b159) (2026-08-17, 33 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-526.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 525: How do I save my company of 500 people and my new company is insane with AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/6ac82ea3da5a) (2026-08-10, 29 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-525.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 524: My CTO AI-codes big piles of slop and early mornings, late meetings](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/c5f96f2fa898) (2026-08-03, 33 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-524.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 523: (Rerun of 331) Prickly ticket and title downgrade](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/0f5d3d9bfac2) (2026-07-27, 34 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-523.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 522: I stayed too long at my first job and should I get a masters degree](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/173692106ea3) (2026-07-20, 29 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-522.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 521: negotiating . . . now? and doing good work is not enough for promotion?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/dd4db7e6f5e8) (2026-07-13, 32 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-521.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 520: I came back to my former team and was shocked by AI and my team does not care at ALL about the code](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/f94fac3e1106) (2026-07-06, 41 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-520.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 519: Why does my team not have a tech lead and rumors!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/c7a484fb5a77) (2026-06-29, 34 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-519.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 518: stuck at startup and is my employer mistreating me because I'm on a visa?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/5ed042581562) (2026-06-22, 33 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-518.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 517: Is it good for my career to work at a SaaS company and why am I being asked to manage two teams?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/bf871110d2c3) (2026-06-15, 33 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-517.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 516: Not a baby and my product manager doesn't know the product](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/d1b9063d0424) (2026-06-08, 37 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-516.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 515: My junior team member won't listen to me and will I be the dumbest employee at a quantum computer company?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/39f9feff6d6c) (2026-06-01, 36 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-515.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 514: Trust issues and underperformers and my coworker resents me for being faster](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/284c39c0fe8c) (2026-05-25, 39 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-514.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 513: Forgotten employee and what skills actually matter in the AI world](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/9a4be8b8b153) (2026-05-18, 37 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-513.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 512: Can non-engineers really contribute code with AI and not sharing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/af857d296c45) (2026-05-11, 43 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-512.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 511: Should I take a temporary management position and performance-based bonuses](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/6083f3cd33e5) (2026-05-04, 36 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-511.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 510: Old and behind and how do I hang on for the last few years until retirement?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/a37cbe0ce9d4) (2026-04-27, 34 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-510.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 509: I hate AI software dev, so should I become a manager and leading, not doing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/386654be1533) (2026-04-20, 37 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-509.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 508: My company is an unethical spammer and my coworkers take so much sick time](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/7bae96d8875c) (2026-04-13, 33 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-508.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 507: I got fired unexpectedly and breadth and depth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/d6b81aafb994) (2026-04-06, 34 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-507.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 506: I hate my job with AI and my team-mate thinks I suck](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/86d2834eea8f) (2026-03-30, 41 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-506.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 505: Called to the principal's office and my team leads are super dogmatic](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/95881ca0e025) (2026-03-23, 46 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-505.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 504: Should I quit my AI job before my first day and professional button-clicker](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/afb65120f789) (2026-03-16, 33 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-504.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 503: Hardware is hard and my PMs are pushing AI slop code](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/760636c3d151) (2026-03-09, 37 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-503.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 502: Management keeps leaving and I hate using AI to code](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/c6ff8d1ebc52) (2026-03-02, 42 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-502.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 501: Vibecoding CEO and doing to teaching](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/1a746e4e21b0) (2026-02-23, 30 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-501.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 500: Am I the only one not getting raises and firing my whole team](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/236700f65533) (2026-02-16, 37 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-500.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 499: Should I quit my solo dev job with a sports team and senile seniors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/feddece4395c) (2026-02-09, 34 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-499.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 498: Testing in big corporations and how to get my first management job](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/fbee3ca17e2e) (2026-02-02, 32 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-498.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 497: Patronizing perf reviews and can't get anything done as a tech lead](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/39236dd55783) (2026-01-26, 28 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-497.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 496: Passing non-technical interviews and my internship with only other interns](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/3cd2370e60ff) (2026-01-19, 27 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-496.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 495: What to do when my boss quits and moving to Romania?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/93b183cb25fd) (2026-01-12, 33 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-495.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 494: Am I interviewing all wrong and leaving old team chats](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/4fdaec3a7e96) (2026-01-05, 27 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-494.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 493: My boss one-ups my negativity and football engineering](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/ebbc592caa50) (2025-12-29, 22 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-493.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 492: Fresh grads and startups or the goog](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/a8284fb49bf4) (2025-12-22, 34 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-492.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 491: Re-arranging deck chairs on the Titantic and my boss leaks private info](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/70f316a7bdfe) (2025-12-15, 37 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-491.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 490: How do I break into software dev from QA automation and underselling](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/130e59401ec4) (2025-12-08, 27 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-490.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 489: Ethical dilemma for a gambling app dev and ethical employers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/017820758186) (2025-12-01, 35 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-489.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 488: How do I survive in a culture of optics and jira slacker](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/5b95ef298fee) (2025-11-24, 31 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-488.mp3?source=rss - [Episode 487: My manager ignores me during 1:1's and I am required to work in an empty office](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1091341048/40c1e35f8557) (2025-11-17, 37 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/download.softskills.audio/sse-487.mp3?source=rss Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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