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by Jamison Dance and Dave Smith
Today: #163 in Technology on our combined chart.
Today: #162 in Technology, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #61 in Technology, Brazil on our combined chart.
Today: #103 in Technology, Mexico on our combined chart.
Today: #134 in Technology, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #105 in Technology, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #77 in Technology, Philippines on our combined chart.
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Episode releases
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | #163 | #158 |
| Oct 23 | #181 | #178 |
| Oct 21 | #193 | #188 |
| Oct 20 | #179 | #174 |
| Oct 15 | #163 | #159 |
| Oct 14 | #151 | #147 |
Latest episodes
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Episode 535: Manager externalities and should I fight stupid processes
October 19, 2026 · 34 minIn 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, but he does…
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Episode 534: I'm so bad at my job and I've inherited a huge slop pile
October 12, 2026 · 35 minIn 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 and bad at my…
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Episode 533: I'm drowning in AI slop from lazy coworkers
October 5, 2026 · 33 minIn 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 project, so my…
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Episode 532: My new company is an absolute mess and should I get an English-speaking job as a Japanese engineer?
September 28, 2026 · 31 minIn 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 landed a…
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Episode 531: Shallow feedback and my coworker is a huge sloperator
September 21, 2026 · 34 minIn 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 hats I wear…
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Episode 530: Product engineering and why does my team never challenge my ideas?
September 14, 2026 · 36 minIn 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 severance…
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Episode 529: Zoom calls on my open floor plan and laconic staff engineer
September 7, 2026 · 34 minIn 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 pretty well. I’m…
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Episode 528: Sleepy family software business and leaving after an acquisition
August 31, 2026 · 34 minIn 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 business group…
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Episode 527: I lost my job after 10 years and am I too old to switch to a security career?
August 24, 2026 · 38 minIn 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, I was…
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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
August 17, 2026 · 33 minIn 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 helped me become a…
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Episode 525: How do I save my company of 500 people and my new company is insane with AI
August 10, 2026 · 29 minIn 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 dinner. I recently…
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Episode 524: My CTO AI-codes big piles of slop and early mornings, late meetings
August 3, 2026 · 32 minIn 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 among other…
About the show
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.