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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...
Burgundy goal in life
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
Appetizing kitty cat
  06/05/25
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Burgundy goal in life
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Mahogany senate lettuce
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
Burgundy goal in life
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Mahogany senate lettuce
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
Cracking salmon piazza double fault
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
rusted mood
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
zombie-like brilliant deer antler
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
Appetizing kitty cat
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
zombie-like brilliant deer antler
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
Burgundy goal in life
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
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maize lascivious multi-billionaire marketing idea
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Devastating
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Sinister Peach Doctorate
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
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Sinister Peach Doctorate
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
Burgundy goal in life
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
Navy twinkling uncleanness
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
Cracking salmon piazza double fault
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
Burgundy goal in life
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: Burgundy goal in life

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=2E#48990385)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:46 PM
Author: Appetizing kitty cat

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=2E#48990390)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:35 PM
Author: Burgundy goal in life



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: Mahogany senate lettuce



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:39 PM
Author: Burgundy goal in life

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

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



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:43 PM
Author: Mahogany senate lettuce



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:08 AM
Author: Cracking salmon piazza double fault

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

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



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:46 PM
Author: rusted mood

male balls and taint

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



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:47 PM
Author: zombie-like brilliant deer antler

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=2E#48990760)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 9:27 PM
Author: Appetizing kitty cat

ur an individual contributor afaict

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



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Date: June 5th, 2025 9:47 PM
Author: zombie-like brilliant deer antler

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=2E#48990882)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:07 AM
Author: Burgundy goal in life

sure bud sure

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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 1:05 PM
Author: Appetizing kitty cat

i_manage_oyt

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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 1:41 PM
Author: maize lascivious multi-billionaire marketing idea



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: Stimulating Institution Fanboi

Devastating

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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Cracking salmon piazza double fault



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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Sinister Peach Doctorate



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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:09 AM
Author: Cracking salmon piazza double fault

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=2E#48991583)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:27 PM
Author: Sinister Peach Doctorate



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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:52 PM
Author: Burgundy goal in life

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=2E#48993285)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:02 PM
Author: Navy twinkling uncleanness

lmao fuck that shit

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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:14 PM
Author: Cracking salmon piazza double fault

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=2E#48993352)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:29 PM
Author: Burgundy goal in life

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=2E#48993390)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:15 PM
Author: Lemon Histrionic Sound Barrier Parlour

lol, u fag

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