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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...
Emerald laughsome chapel juggernaut
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
Ruddy coiffed jew
  06/05/25
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Emerald laughsome chapel juggernaut
  06/05/25
just be tall
Electric shrine
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
Emerald laughsome chapel juggernaut
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
Electric shrine
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
carnelian spot
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
Turquoise Bawdyhouse Windowlicker
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
Fantasy-prone school
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
Ruddy coiffed jew
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
Fantasy-prone school
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
Emerald laughsome chapel juggernaut
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
Ruddy coiffed jew
  06/06/25
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stirring fuchsia gunner
  06/06/25
Devastating
lascivious tanning salon
  06/06/25
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carnelian spot
  06/06/25
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Wild people who are hurt sweet tailpipe
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
carnelian spot
  06/06/25
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Wild people who are hurt sweet tailpipe
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
Emerald laughsome chapel juggernaut
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
Bat Shit Crazy Sickened Party Of The First Part Parlour
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
carnelian spot
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
Emerald laughsome chapel juggernaut
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
brilliant prole internal respiration
  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: Emerald laughsome chapel juggernaut

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: Ruddy coiffed jew

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: Emerald laughsome chapel juggernaut



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: Electric shrine

just be tall

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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:39 PM
Author: Emerald laughsome chapel juggernaut

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: Electric shrine

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: carnelian spot

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: Turquoise Bawdyhouse Windowlicker

male balls and taint

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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:47 PM
Author: Fantasy-prone school

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: Ruddy coiffed jew

ur an individual contributor afaict

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Date: June 5th, 2025 9:47 PM
Author: Fantasy-prone school

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: Emerald laughsome chapel juggernaut

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: Ruddy coiffed jew

i_manage_oyt

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Date: June 6th, 2025 1:41 PM
Author: stirring fuchsia gunner



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: lascivious tanning salon

Devastating

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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: carnelian spot



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Wild people who are hurt sweet tailpipe



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:09 AM
Author: carnelian spot

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: Wild people who are hurt sweet tailpipe



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:52 PM
Author: Emerald laughsome chapel juggernaut

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: Bat Shit Crazy Sickened Party Of The First Part Parlour

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: carnelian spot

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: Emerald laughsome chapel juggernaut

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: brilliant prole internal respiration

lol, u fag

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