Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Why are soft skills and business knowledge dominating software engineering in 2026? A few years ago you could be a brilliant but socially awkward developer, pass the technical interviews, and just write code.
That's become less valuable. What matters now is being able to convey business needs and clearly demonstrate the impact of your work — even great development work has to be communicated to the decision makers who decide what's valuable.
You might not want to hear it, but the more you lean into these skills, the more well-rounded and valuable you become as a developer.
#techwithtim #techjobs #softwareengineering #programming
Why are soft skills and business knowledge dominating software engineering in 2026? A few years ago you could be a brilliant but socially awkward developer, pass the technical interviews, and just write code.
That's become less valuable. What matters now is being able to convey business needs and clearly demonstrate the impact of your work — even great development work has to be communicated to the decision makers who decide what's valuable.
You might not want to hear it, but the more you lean into these skills, the more well-rounded and valuable you become as a developer.
#techwithtim #techjobs #softwareengineering #programming
