# Underrated daily-job software engineering skills

DevFeed: [Underrated daily-job software engineering skills](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/underrated-daily-job-software-engineering-skills-28912.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://levelupsoftwareengineering.substack.com/p/daily-job-engineering-skills>)

Author: Caleb Mellas

Published: 2024-05-09T13:43:41Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Level up software engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/level-up-software-engineering.md>)

Topics: [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>)

Tags: [skills](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/skills.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that coding is important but insufficient on its own, and that software engineers need to develop other engineering skills to succeed.

## Source excerpt

Focusing solely on coding is deprecated. Coding is a key part of our job as engineers, but we often we forget all the other engineering skills we need to develop to be successful.