Skills of a Successful Software Engineer (MEAP)

The skills and knowledge you need to grow from a solo coder into a productive member of a software development team, along with seasoned advice on everything from effective refactoring to acing an interview.

In Skills of a Successful Software Engineer you will learn:

The skills you need to succeed on a software development team
Good coding practices for writing maintainable code
Techniques for testing, commenting, and maintaining code others will use and read
Refactoring code you didn’t write
How to be a tech leader
What to expect from a technical interview process
Getting around gatekeeping in the tech community


Slinging excellent code is only part of what it takes to succeed as a software developer. You also need to know how to work effectively on a dev team. Skills of a Successful Software Engineer is a best practices guide for succeeding on a software development team. This unique experience-driven book explores the essential skills that you might not have learned as a solo coder, such as writing maintainable code, unit testing, and refactoring. It’s also full of timeless advice that you’ll use throughout your career, from aceing tech interviews to setting yourself up for team leadership.