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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...
bistre nighttime old irish cottage ceo
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
Excitant hilarious puppy
  06/05/25
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bistre nighttime old irish cottage ceo
  06/05/25
just be tall
naked overrated coffee pot
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
bistre nighttime old irish cottage ceo
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
naked overrated coffee pot
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
Translucent frisky weed whacker rigpig
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
obsidian out-of-control lay
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
Arousing magical place of business
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
Excitant hilarious puppy
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
Arousing magical place of business
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
bistre nighttime old irish cottage ceo
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
Excitant hilarious puppy
  06/06/25
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Bearded Queen Of The Night
  06/06/25
Devastating
splenetic diverse theatre
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Translucent frisky weed whacker rigpig
  06/06/25
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Gaped Concupiscible Faggot Firefighter People Who Are Hurt
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
Translucent frisky weed whacker rigpig
  06/06/25
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Gaped Concupiscible Faggot Firefighter People Who Are Hurt
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
bistre nighttime old irish cottage ceo
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
lemon abusive multi-billionaire
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
Translucent frisky weed whacker rigpig
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
bistre nighttime old irish cottage ceo
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
thirsty really tough guy
  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: bistre nighttime old irish cottage ceo

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: Excitant hilarious puppy

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: bistre nighttime old irish cottage ceo



(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: naked overrated coffee pot

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: bistre nighttime old irish cottage ceo

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: naked overrated coffee pot

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: Translucent frisky weed whacker rigpig

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: obsidian out-of-control lay

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: Arousing magical place of business

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: Excitant hilarious puppy

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: Arousing magical place of business

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: bistre nighttime old irish cottage ceo

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: Excitant hilarious puppy

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: Bearded Queen Of The Night



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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: splenetic diverse theatre

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: Translucent frisky weed whacker rigpig



(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: Gaped Concupiscible Faggot Firefighter People Who Are Hurt



(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: Translucent frisky weed whacker rigpig

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: Gaped Concupiscible Faggot Firefighter People Who Are Hurt



(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: bistre nighttime old irish cottage ceo

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: lemon abusive multi-billionaire

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: Translucent frisky weed whacker rigpig

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: bistre nighttime old irish cottage ceo

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: thirsty really tough guy

lol, u fag

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