Engineering and UX design are both examples of communication. When I write code I communicate with multiple audiences in mind - the compiler, my current and fut

Engineering and UX design are both examples of communication. When I write code I communicate with multiple audiences in mind - the compiler, my current and future colleagues, and future versions of me, that might not remember what this variable is, so better name it meaningfully. Similarly I communicate with my employers about what they want me to develop, and I communicate with our users, to help them understand what this thing that I coded does, and how that is beneficial to them. I find that the best engineers (indeed the best people in any role) are the best communicators, who are constantly aware of the many audiences that they are communicating with and are always weighing these many different needs. A good engineer is an ambassador between the technical and non-technical.