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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...
cerebral haunting set mood
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
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  06/05/25
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cerebral haunting set mood
  06/05/25
just be tall
cocky rebellious halford
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
cerebral haunting set mood
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
cocky rebellious halford
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
Pale domesticated striped hyena
  06/06/25
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  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
Chrome Histrionic Library
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
Unholy translucent stag film
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
Chrome Histrionic Library
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
cerebral haunting set mood
  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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Sepia jap
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
cerebral haunting set mood
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
topaz talking church building
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
Pale domesticated striped hyena
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
cerebral haunting set mood
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: cerebral haunting set mood

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: Unholy translucent stag film

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: cerebral haunting set mood



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: cocky rebellious halford

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: cerebral haunting set mood

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: cocky rebellious halford

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: Pale domesticated striped hyena

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: yapping headpube center

male balls and taint

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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:47 PM
Author: Chrome Histrionic Library

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: Unholy translucent stag film

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: Chrome Histrionic Library

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: cerebral haunting set mood

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: Unholy translucent stag film

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: glittery internet-worthy corner



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: irate arousing doctorate business firm

Devastating

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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Pale domesticated striped hyena



(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: Sepia jap



(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: Pale domesticated striped hyena

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: Sepia jap



(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: cerebral haunting set mood

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: topaz talking church building

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: Pale domesticated striped hyena

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: cerebral haunting set mood

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: milky lay

lol, u fag

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