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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...
Costumed beady-eyed roommate
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
Indecent violent pit coldplay fan
  06/05/25
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Costumed beady-eyed roommate
  06/05/25
just be tall
Embarrassed To The Bone Rigor Ladyboy
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
Costumed beady-eyed roommate
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
Embarrassed To The Bone Rigor Ladyboy
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
Fiercely-loyal emerald dingle berry
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
ebony up-to-no-good yarmulke
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
Obsidian main people
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
Indecent violent pit coldplay fan
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
Obsidian main people
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
Costumed beady-eyed roommate
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
Indecent violent pit coldplay fan
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Mind-boggling Legal Warrant
  06/06/25
Devastating
glassy national security agency parlour
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Fiercely-loyal emerald dingle berry
  06/06/25
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Blathering white goal in life indian lodge
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
Fiercely-loyal emerald dingle berry
  06/06/25
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Blathering white goal in life indian lodge
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
Costumed beady-eyed roommate
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
Soggy Rehab Patrolman
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
Fiercely-loyal emerald dingle berry
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
Costumed beady-eyed roommate
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
Medicated Public Bath Mother
  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: Costumed beady-eyed roommate

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: Indecent violent pit coldplay fan

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: Costumed beady-eyed roommate



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: Embarrassed To The Bone Rigor Ladyboy

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: Costumed beady-eyed roommate

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: Embarrassed To The Bone Rigor Ladyboy

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: Fiercely-loyal emerald dingle berry

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: ebony up-to-no-good yarmulke

male balls and taint

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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:47 PM
Author: Obsidian main people

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: Indecent violent pit coldplay fan

ur an individual contributor afaict

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Date: June 5th, 2025 9:47 PM
Author: Obsidian main people

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: Costumed beady-eyed roommate

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: Indecent violent pit coldplay fan

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: Mind-boggling Legal Warrant



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: glassy national security agency parlour

Devastating

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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Fiercely-loyal emerald dingle berry



(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: Blathering white goal in life indian lodge



(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: Fiercely-loyal emerald dingle berry

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: Blathering white goal in life indian lodge



(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: Costumed beady-eyed roommate

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: Soggy Rehab Patrolman

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: Fiercely-loyal emerald dingle berry

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: Costumed beady-eyed roommate

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: Medicated Public Bath Mother

lol, u fag

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