Soft Skills Engineering

The hosts explore using humor in job interviews, sharing a story where a joke went wrong. They discuss cultural fit interviews and offer tips on adapting humor. Additionally, they delve into pay discrepancies at work and the ethics of discussing salary differences with coworkers.

Topics include transitioning from massage to software development, showcasing transferable skills on resumes, challenges faced by junior developers, navigating career transitions, recognition in software engineering, and using WorkOS for SSO implementation.

The hosts discuss navigating burnout in a new technical leadership role with a fast-paced environment, emphasizing the importance of work-life balance. They also explore the challenges of transitioning between management and individual contributor roles, and offer advice on managing burnout and pursuing roles that align with personal work style preferences.

The podcast discusses being the superstar teammate in a team, navigating compensation disparities, handling negative feedback, advocating for fair pay, simplifying single sign-on for developers, pro-rated promotions and raises, negotiating strategic leverage for a raise, and emphasizing individual responsibility in team dynamics.

Junior engineer struggles with underperforming intern 'Morgan' lacking basic software development knowledge. Hosts discuss mentoring interns, addressing performance concerns, and deciding when to involve manager. Episode also covers celebrating 400th episode, supporting struggling interns, and reviewing Red Hat's Compiler podcast for career insights.

Discussion on negotiating higher pay than one's manager as a senior software engineer in a startup. Insights on transitioning from technical architect to managerial roles and navigating salary transparency in the workplace. Exploring dynamics of earning more than higher position holders through skillful negotiation and experience.

Topics discussed include mentoring junior-level contractors, balancing mentorship with managing tasks for short-term contractors, struggles with detaching identity from work, legal implications of mentoring contractors, evaluating contractor performance, storytelling in 'Compiler' podcast, embracing mistakes and transparency in the workplace.

The podcast discusses balancing personal innovation with business priorities, exploring challenges in aligning ideas with company objectives. It also covers a tech innovator's tragic tale, highlighting the importance of communicating engineering investments to stakeholders. The dilemma of seeking challenge in a relaxed work environment is also explored, offering strategies for growth and excitement.

Senior developer/Tech Lead faces challenges with enthusiastic scope creep from product owner, struggles with creating acceptance criteria and managing work items. Guest asks about memory abilities and asking questions online. Show explores balancing translation and coding in software development, embracing human search engine role, and discussing harmul ideas that need to be forgotten.

Discussion on strategies for dealing with a super star teammate who is more productive, the challenges of productivity comparison and self-doubt, and how to motivate oneself to learn without apparent reward. The hosts also reflect on their goal of becoming influential in the tech labor market and discuss being highly productive while working part-time.