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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...
Odious drab preventive strike
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
Aromatic costumed party of the first part
  06/05/25
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Odious drab preventive strike
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trip meetinghouse
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
Odious drab preventive strike
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trip meetinghouse
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
Adventurous burgundy potus theater
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
hilarious obsidian garrison
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
Sinister comical pit scourge upon the earth
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
Aromatic costumed party of the first part
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
Sinister comical pit scourge upon the earth
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
Odious drab preventive strike
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
Aromatic costumed party of the first part
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Outnumbered Range
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Devastating
swashbuckling affirmative action field
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Adventurous burgundy potus theater
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godawful rehab
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
Adventurous burgundy potus theater
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godawful rehab
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
Odious drab preventive strike
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
sooty address mental disorder
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
Adventurous burgundy potus theater
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
Odious drab preventive strike
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
seedy den
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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: Odious drab preventive strike

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: Aromatic costumed party of the first part

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: Odious drab preventive strike



(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 meetinghouse



(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: Odious drab preventive strike

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 meetinghouse



(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: Adventurous burgundy potus theater

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: hilarious obsidian garrison

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: Sinister comical pit scourge upon the earth

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: Aromatic costumed party of the first part

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: Sinister comical pit scourge upon the earth

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: Odious drab preventive strike

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: Aromatic costumed party of the first part

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: Outnumbered Range



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2#48992420)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: swashbuckling affirmative action field

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: Adventurous burgundy potus theater



(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: godawful rehab



(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: Adventurous burgundy potus theater

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: godawful rehab



(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: Odious drab preventive strike

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: sooty address mental disorder

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: Adventurous burgundy potus theater

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: Odious drab preventive strike

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: seedy den

lol, u fag

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