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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...
floppy tan circlehead range
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
khaki bat-shit-crazy stage deer antler
  06/05/25
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floppy tan circlehead range
  06/05/25
just be tall
Glittery corn cake pit
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
floppy tan circlehead range
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
Glittery corn cake pit
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
Hairless Associate
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
Slippery roast beef
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
stirring pea-brained weed whacker
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
khaki bat-shit-crazy stage deer antler
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
stirring pea-brained weed whacker
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
floppy tan circlehead range
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
khaki bat-shit-crazy stage deer antler
  06/06/25
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charcoal motley friendly grandma
  06/06/25
Devastating
razzle purple sanctuary hairy legs
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Hairless Associate
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aquamarine school cafeteria
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
Hairless Associate
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aquamarine school cafeteria
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
floppy tan circlehead range
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
comical parlor azn
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
Hairless Associate
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
floppy tan circlehead range
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
garnet orchestra pit turdskin
  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: floppy tan circlehead range

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: khaki bat-shit-crazy stage deer antler

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: floppy tan circlehead range



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: Glittery corn cake pit

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: floppy tan circlehead range

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: Glittery corn cake pit

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: Hairless Associate

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: Slippery roast beef

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: stirring pea-brained weed whacker

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: khaki bat-shit-crazy stage deer antler

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: stirring pea-brained weed whacker

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: floppy tan circlehead range

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: khaki bat-shit-crazy stage deer antler

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: charcoal motley friendly grandma



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: razzle purple sanctuary hairy legs

Devastating

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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Hairless Associate



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: aquamarine school cafeteria



(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: Hairless Associate

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: aquamarine school cafeteria



(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: floppy tan circlehead range

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: comical parlor azn

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: Hairless Associate

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: floppy tan circlehead range

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: garnet orchestra pit turdskin

lol, u fag

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