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Jayme Edwards Software Development Career Coaching Session

Simplify Your Goals to
Reach New Heights in
Your Tech Career

FREE GUIDE: Set realistic plans for your tech career
with insights from my 27 years in the software industry.

A Wiki for Software Development Job Roles

Curated data about the top 25 job roles in tech. Explore whether you’re still on the best path, or it’s time to make a change.

Tech Career Coaching for Software Professionals

Overcome challenges with your tech career to reach new levels of success, without sacrificing your health and personal dreams.

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Watch the Show on YouTube or Listen as a Podcast

A show that exposes the dark side of working on software teams – but offers hope and tools to rise above it.

“Agile Signaling” is Gaslighting The Tech Industry

July 15, 2024 | 22:03

Most tech companies engage in agile signaling. They actually make it harder to change, but put on a show to pretend they’re agile.

This Is Why Managers Don’t Trust Programmers…

April 29, 2024 | 28:04

Being a software engineer can cause us to do things we think the company wants – that actually hurt our reputation in the long run.

Should You Fight Dirty to Climb The Tech Ladder?

March 18, 2024 | 20:54

After being manipulated by many other programmers and managers through political games, I was tempted to fight dirty.

Why Most Programmers DON’T Last

March 4, 2024 | 18:56

A lot of tech career advice that promotes short-term thinking – be careful not to burn your bridges before you reach the finish line.

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My First Software Project Was a Political Firestorm

May 24, 2022 | 29:16

The first software project of my career was a masterclass in surviving corporate politics. Writing code was the least of my problems!

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Why Are Programmers Never HAPPY With Their Job?

May 11, 2022 | 15:21

The 4 tech career desires is a concept I discovered through my first 3 years of career coaching.

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