I'm not a SWE, but I will say often when these types of posts come up, people throw in "work on your management/people skills!" - even if you never manage, inte

I'm not a SWE, but I will say often when these types of posts come up, people throw in "work on your management/people skills!" - even if you never manage, interpersonal skills in the work place can be just as useful as any hard skills. Here are three books I recommend: https://www.amazon.com/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership-Fable/dp/0787960756 https://www.amazon.com/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership-Fab... https://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Inc-Overcoming-Unseen-Inspiration/dp/0812993012 https://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Inc-Overcoming-Unseen-Insp... https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Yourself-Measure-Clayton-Christensen/dp/1422157997 https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Yourself-Measure-Clayton-Chr... Good luck on your journey, the fact that you're even asking these things is a great sign. :)