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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...
flatulent ratface sound barrier
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
Primrose judgmental shrine
  06/05/25
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flatulent ratface sound barrier
  06/05/25
just be tall
Drab set roast beef
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
flatulent ratface sound barrier
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
Drab set roast beef
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
khaki shitlib
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
comical mustard ceo
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
Coral autistic piazza athletic conference
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
Primrose judgmental shrine
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
Coral autistic piazza athletic conference
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
flatulent ratface sound barrier
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
Primrose judgmental shrine
  06/06/25
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Rose outnumbered bawdyhouse
  06/06/25
Devastating
Floppy state police squad
  06/06/25
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khaki shitlib
  06/06/25
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twisted rehab wagecucks
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
khaki shitlib
  06/06/25
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twisted rehab wagecucks
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
flatulent ratface sound barrier
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
diverse sepia kitchen jap
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
khaki shitlib
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
flatulent ratface sound barrier
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
balding talking church building
  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: flatulent ratface sound barrier

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...id.#48990385)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:46 PM
Author: Primrose judgmental shrine

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...id.#48990390)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:35 PM
Author: flatulent ratface sound barrier



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: Drab set roast beef

just be tall

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



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:39 PM
Author: flatulent ratface sound barrier

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

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



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:43 PM
Author: Drab set roast beef

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

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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:08 AM
Author: khaki shitlib

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

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



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:46 PM
Author: comical mustard ceo

male balls and taint

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



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:47 PM
Author: Coral autistic piazza athletic conference

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...id.#48990760)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 9:27 PM
Author: Primrose judgmental shrine

ur an individual contributor afaict

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



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Date: June 5th, 2025 9:47 PM
Author: Coral autistic piazza athletic conference

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...id.#48990882)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:07 AM
Author: flatulent ratface sound barrier

sure bud sure

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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 1:05 PM
Author: Primrose judgmental shrine

i_manage_oyt

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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 1:41 PM
Author: Rose outnumbered bawdyhouse



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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: Floppy state police squad

Devastating

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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: khaki shitlib



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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: twisted rehab wagecucks



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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:09 AM
Author: khaki shitlib

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...id.#48991583)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:27 PM
Author: twisted rehab wagecucks



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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:52 PM
Author: flatulent ratface sound barrier

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...id.#48993285)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:02 PM
Author: diverse sepia kitchen jap

lmao fuck that shit

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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:14 PM
Author: khaki shitlib

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...id.#48993352)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:29 PM
Author: flatulent ratface sound barrier

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...id.#48993390)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:15 PM
Author: balding talking church building

lol, u fag

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