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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...
Canary knife
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
Saffron parlor
  06/05/25
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Canary knife
  06/05/25
just be tall
Deranged crackhouse
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
Canary knife
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
Deranged crackhouse
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
glittery gunner native
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
fiercely-loyal up-to-no-good plaza useless brakes
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
House-broken Thriller Institution Scourge Upon The Earth
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
Saffron parlor
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
House-broken Thriller Institution Scourge Upon The Earth
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
Canary knife
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
Saffron parlor
  06/06/25
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Filthy geriatric area juggernaut
  06/06/25
Devastating
Tripping twinkling locus
  06/06/25
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glittery gunner native
  06/06/25
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Hairraiser carmine mother
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
glittery gunner native
  06/06/25
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Hairraiser carmine mother
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
Canary knife
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
Purple circlehead lodge
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
glittery gunner native
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
Canary knife
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
pale excitant mental disorder sex offender
  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: Canary knife

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: Saffron parlor

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: Canary knife



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: Deranged crackhouse

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: Canary knife

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: Deranged crackhouse

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: glittery gunner native

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: fiercely-loyal up-to-no-good plaza useless brakes

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: House-broken Thriller Institution Scourge Upon The Earth

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: Saffron parlor

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: House-broken Thriller Institution Scourge Upon The Earth

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: Canary knife

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: Saffron parlor

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: Filthy geriatric area juggernaut



(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: Tripping twinkling locus

Devastating

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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: glittery gunner native



(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: Hairraiser carmine mother



(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: glittery gunner native

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: Hairraiser carmine mother



(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: Canary knife

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: Purple circlehead lodge

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: glittery gunner native

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: Canary knife

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: pale excitant mental disorder sex offender

lol, u fag

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