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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...
Hairraiser black address
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
Painfully honest codepig nursing home
  06/05/25
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Hairraiser black address
  06/05/25
just be tall
Hideous House Mad Cow Disease
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
Hairraiser black address
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
Hideous House Mad Cow Disease
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
Beta gas station
  06/06/25
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Provocative slimy black woman
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
Fantasy-prone Native Fat Ankles
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
Painfully honest codepig nursing home
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
Fantasy-prone Native Fat Ankles
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
Hairraiser black address
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
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Devastating
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Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
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Electric saffron cruise ship
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informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
Hairraiser black address
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
Frum zippy location ape
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
Beta gas station
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
Hairraiser black address
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: Hairraiser black address

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: Painfully honest codepig nursing home

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: Hairraiser black address



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: Hideous House Mad Cow Disease

just be tall

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



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:39 PM
Author: Hairraiser black address

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: Hideous House Mad Cow Disease

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

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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:08 AM
Author: Beta gas station

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: Provocative slimy black woman

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: Fantasy-prone Native Fat Ankles

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: Painfully honest codepig nursing home

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: Fantasy-prone Native Fat Ankles

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: Hairraiser black address

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: Painfully honest codepig nursing home

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: learning disabled contagious brunch



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: marvelous twinkling uncleanness fanboi

Devastating

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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Beta gas station



(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: Electric saffron cruise ship



(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: Beta gas station

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: Electric saffron cruise ship



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:52 PM
Author: Hairraiser black address

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: Frum zippy location ape

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: Beta gas station

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: Hairraiser black address

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: blue stag film

lol, u fag

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