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Hosted by Jamison Dance and Dave Smith · technology · EN
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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Signup to Generate a PitchIt 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.
Soft Skills Engineering is hosted by Jamison Dance and Dave Smith. The show has published 536 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 536: Mentoring and how to help my team not lose their soul to AI?" (26 October 2026, 31 minutes), "Episode 535: Manager externalities and should I fight stupid processes" (19 October 2026, 34 minutes), and "Episode 533: I'm drowning in AI slop from lazy coworkers" (5 October 2026, 33 minutes).
Soft Skills Engineering publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 33 minutes across 536 episodes.
Booking probability for Soft Skills Engineering is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Soft Skills Engineering requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Soft Skills Engineering's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Soft Skills Engineering are IT Services & Software Development and Business & Management Consulting. Soft Skills Engineering has a technology audience.
Jamison Dance and Dave Smith hosts Soft Skills Engineering, a technology podcast with 536 episodes published.
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Soft Skills Engineering
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...
Soft Skills Engineering
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...
Soft Skills Engineering
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...
Soft Skills Engineering
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...
Soft Skills Engineering
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...
Soft Skills Engineering
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...
Soft Skills Engineering
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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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: A listener named “Will angel answer my question?” asks, Hi, I recently joined a new company about 1.5 months ago. It is the technology arm of a family-owned...
Soft Skills Engineering
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hello Dave and Jamison! I’m a longtime listener going back to the early days of the podcast, and I’ve listened to every episode since. When I started listening...
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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hi Dave & Jamison! I’ve been listening for almost a year now and have worked through nearly your entire back catalog in reverse. The podcast has genuinely...
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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hey Dave and Jamison, First, I love your show and it has now been part of my Monday evening routine for many years to listen to your podcast while cooking...
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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I work for a small software company on a team of about 7 or 8 engineers. I like working here. I like the people, the autonomy, the pay, my boss, and the stack...
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This is a rerun of episode 331. In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Listener ninjamonkey says, I am a new grad who is half a year into the role now at a very large company. Recently, a senior...
Soft Skills Engineering
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I stayed too long at my first company and now my career is ruined? Hi both, long time listener. (Since I graduated university 4 years ago actually and felt I...
Soft Skills Engineering
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Dwill Ainghell asks, During the golden era of software development, it was commonly stated that you should always negotiate job offers. The argument was that the...
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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hey Dave & Jamison, Long time listener. Love the podcast. I recently rejoined a remote team that I worked with in the past. I was super stoked to rejoin this...
Soft Skills Engineering
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hi D&J! Question from Sweden! I’m a senior dev that have seen a lot of orgs without tech lead and/or staff engineer roles. I know some companies have them...
Soft Skills Engineering
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I have been at a small startup company for 5 years now. It’s a very small technical team, 4 devs and a tech lead that contributes code & architecture. I am...
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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hey guys. This question comes all the way from New Zealand. Recently discovered your podcast about a month ago, and have been catching up with older episodes on...
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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: My company follows scrum, with daily standups. We got a new scrum master. He is very formal and procedural and I struggle with our daily meetings. He goes...
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