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interview tomorrow for a Senior Software Engineering Manager job. tips pls

i'm a manager but literally know nothing about management. i...
zippy soul-stirring philosopher-king
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
cheese-eating curious base
  06/05/25
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zippy soul-stirring philosopher-king
  06/05/25
just be tall
trip violet black woman
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
zippy soul-stirring philosopher-king
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
trip violet black woman
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
vivacious hairy legs toilet seat
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
Gay institution
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
red costumed space
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
cheese-eating curious base
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
red costumed space
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
zippy soul-stirring philosopher-king
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
cheese-eating curious base
  06/06/25
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talking mad cow disease
  06/06/25
Devastating
black whorehouse idea he suggested
  06/06/25
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vivacious hairy legs toilet seat
  06/06/25
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Magical Chapel Sweet Tailpipe
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
vivacious hairy legs toilet seat
  06/06/25
...
Magical Chapel Sweet Tailpipe
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
zippy soul-stirring philosopher-king
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
amber electric death wish
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
vivacious hairy legs toilet seat
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
zippy soul-stirring philosopher-king
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
Fantasy-prone 180 stage codepig
  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: zippy soul-stirring philosopher-king

i'm a manager but literally know nothing about management. i just know how to communicate better than the coder autists around me, which is why my company made me a manager.

my IRL management philosophy is: i don't give a shit what you do as long as you don't fuck up anything big

wtf is the STAR method? what am i supposed to say? what do they want to hear?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48990385)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:46 PM
Author: cheese-eating curious base

talk about "managing priorities" and "aligning work with department goals" and "managing to strengths" etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48990390)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:35 PM
Author: zippy soul-stirring philosopher-king



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48990722)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: trip violet black woman

just be tall

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48990724)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:39 PM
Author: zippy soul-stirring philosopher-king

i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48990738)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:43 PM
Author: trip violet black woman

6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48990750)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:08 AM
Author: vivacious hairy legs toilet seat

a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48991582)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:46 PM
Author: Gay institution

male balls and taint

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48990754)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:47 PM
Author: red costumed space

I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to "prepare" too much. They will ask you questions, and the immediacy of the moment will trigger an intellectual survival instinct that compels you to answer in a more natural and unrehearsed way. If you suck, then you weren't going to get the job anyway.

also, a huge part of this is gauging the autistic and unlikable personality that is interviewing you and trying to parry and strike at it, which you can't prepare for anyhow afaik.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48990760)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 9:27 PM
Author: cheese-eating curious base

ur an individual contributor afaict

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48990834)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 9:47 PM
Author: red costumed space

yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage" if i wanted to (i don't).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48990882)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:07 AM
Author: zippy soul-stirring philosopher-king

sure bud sure

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48991581)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 1:05 PM
Author: cheese-eating curious base

i_manage_oyt

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48992344)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 1:41 PM
Author: talking mad cow disease



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: black whorehouse idea he suggested

Devastating

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48991588)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: vivacious hairy legs toilet seat



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48991595)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Magical Chapel Sweet Tailpipe



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48991598)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:09 AM
Author: vivacious hairy legs toilet seat

Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C suite dicks in person.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48991583)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:27 PM
Author: Magical Chapel Sweet Tailpipe



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48993227)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:52 PM
Author: zippy soul-stirring philosopher-king

informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've managed people

but the next round is a CODING CHALLENGE. i want to be in management to get away from coding because i hate coding. will probably tell them to fuck off or ghost them. i'm not practicing leetcode for some no-name company

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48993285)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:02 PM
Author: amber electric death wish

lmao fuck that shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48993314)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:14 PM
Author: vivacious hairy legs toilet seat

i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering managers and not having a codecuck portion of the interview

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48993352)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:29 PM
Author: zippy soul-stirring philosopher-king

codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was common to see engineering managers who could barely code. industry has turned to shit since all those layoffs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48993390)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:15 PM
Author: Fantasy-prone 180 stage codepig

lol, u fag

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2:#48993355)