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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 locale
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
Maize State
  06/05/25
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floppy locale
  06/05/25
just be tall
turquoise talented trust fund spot
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
floppy locale
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
turquoise talented trust fund spot
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
exhilarant indirect expression station
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
Irradiated Personal Credit Line
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
spectacular slap-happy background story
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
Maize State
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
spectacular slap-happy background story
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
floppy locale
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
Maize State
  06/06/25
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Slate heaven
  06/06/25
Devastating
jet galvanic office organic girlfriend
  06/06/25
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exhilarant indirect expression station
  06/06/25
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Out-of-control Striped Hyena
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
exhilarant indirect expression station
  06/06/25
...
Out-of-control Striped Hyena
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
floppy locale
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
hilarious ocher ceo
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
exhilarant indirect expression station
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
floppy locale
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
Drunken crackhouse affirmative action
  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: floppy locale

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: Maize State

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 locale



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2)#48990722)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: turquoise talented trust fund spot

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 locale

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: turquoise talented trust fund spot

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: exhilarant indirect expression station

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: Irradiated Personal Credit Line

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: spectacular slap-happy background story

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: Maize State

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: spectacular slap-happy background story

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 locale

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: Maize State

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: Slate heaven



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: jet galvanic office organic girlfriend

Devastating

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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: exhilarant indirect expression station



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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Out-of-control Striped Hyena



(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: exhilarant indirect expression 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=2)#48991583)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:27 PM
Author: Out-of-control Striped Hyena



(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 locale

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: hilarious ocher ceo

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: exhilarant indirect expression 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=2)#48993352)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:29 PM
Author: floppy locale

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: Drunken crackhouse affirmative action

lol, u fag

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