In this episode, we discuss the challenging issue of burnout that many engineers face in their careers. We share our personal experiences with burnout and offer strategies for identifying and managing it based on what has worked for us and others we've spoken with. The conversation covers causes, symptoms, and how to approach difficult situations in a realistic way while maintaining self-awareness and avoiding self-punishment.

In this episode, we explore mentorship in the world of software engineering. We share our personal journeys of going from Amazon to coaching and mentoring, and compare notes on our different strategies and techniques. We also reflect on our own experiences as mentees and the impact it's had on our own careers.

In this episode, we try to answer the question "how do I grow in my career?" We discuss career tracks and leveling, promotions, individual contributor roles vs. people management, and other related topics.

Technical interviewing is a hotbed of differing opinions, but its importance has loomed larger in recent years due to the challenging job market. In this episode, we explore software interviewing from both a candidate and employer perspective, debunk common misconceptions, and generally try to shed some light on a complicated topic.

In our first episode, we introduce ourselves and explain the goals of the podcast. Then we dive into our first topic: exploring the skills and traits we've observed in good software engineers, why they matter, and how to cultivate them.