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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...
amber parlour
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
Underhanded bright site keepsake machete
  06/05/25
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amber parlour
  06/05/25
just be tall
sienna yapping therapy property
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
amber parlour
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
sienna yapping therapy property
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
glittery stag film boltzmann
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
brass beady-eyed potus nowag
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
Titillating magenta people who are hurt scourge upon the earth
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
Underhanded bright site keepsake machete
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
Titillating magenta people who are hurt scourge upon the earth
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
amber parlour
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
Underhanded bright site keepsake machete
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  06/06/25
Devastating
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razzle-dazzle shitlib corn cake
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
amber parlour
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
maniacal lay black woman
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
glittery stag film boltzmann
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
amber parlour
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
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  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: amber parlour

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: Underhanded bright site keepsake machete

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: amber parlour



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: sienna yapping therapy property

just be tall

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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:39 PM
Author: amber parlour

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: sienna yapping therapy property

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: glittery stag film boltzmann

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: brass beady-eyed potus nowag

male balls and taint

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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:47 PM
Author: Titillating magenta people who are hurt 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...id.#48990760)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 9:27 PM
Author: Underhanded bright site keepsake machete

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: Titillating magenta people who are hurt 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...id.#48990882)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:07 AM
Author: amber parlour

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: Underhanded bright site keepsake machete

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: bossy digit ratio kitty cat



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: Electric useless volcanic crater goal in life

Devastating

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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: glittery stag film boltzmann



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle shitlib corn cake



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:09 AM
Author: glittery stag film boltzmann

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

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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:27 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle shitlib corn cake



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:52 PM
Author: amber parlour

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: maniacal lay black woman

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: glittery stag film boltzmann

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: amber parlour

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: Aquamarine Clown

lol, u fag

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