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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...
Stimulating Den Legend
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
Thriller Institution
  06/05/25
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Stimulating Den Legend
  06/05/25
just be tall
Aquamarine gaped chapel quadroon
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
Stimulating Den Legend
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
Aquamarine gaped chapel quadroon
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
autistic arousing trust fund
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
Unholy National
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
dull brunch
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
Thriller Institution
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
dull brunch
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
Stimulating Den Legend
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
Thriller Institution
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rose heady ape
  06/06/25
Devastating
dark tank dilemma
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autistic arousing trust fund
  06/06/25
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mauve parlour
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
autistic arousing trust fund
  06/06/25
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mauve parlour
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
Stimulating Den Legend
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
Abusive salmon crackhouse stock car
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
autistic arousing trust fund
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
Stimulating Den Legend
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
titillating flirting box office
  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: Stimulating Den Legend

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: Thriller Institution

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: Stimulating Den Legend



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: Aquamarine gaped chapel quadroon

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: Stimulating Den Legend

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: Aquamarine gaped chapel quadroon

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: autistic arousing trust fund

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: Unholy National

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: dull brunch

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: Thriller Institution

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: dull brunch

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: Stimulating Den Legend

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: Thriller Institution

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: rose heady ape



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: dark tank dilemma

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: autistic arousing trust fund



(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: mauve parlour



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:09 AM
Author: autistic arousing trust fund

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: mauve parlour



(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: Stimulating Den Legend

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: Abusive salmon crackhouse stock car

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: autistic arousing trust fund

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: Stimulating Den Legend

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: titillating flirting box office

lol, u fag

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