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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...
Clear curious electric furnace
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
rose abusive wrinkle
  06/05/25
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Clear curious electric furnace
  06/05/25
just be tall
blathering multi-colored nursing home mad-dog skullcap
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
Clear curious electric furnace
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
blathering multi-colored nursing home mad-dog skullcap
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
Orange swashbuckling stage
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
Vengeful Den Regret
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
irradiated low-t cruise ship factory reset button
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
rose abusive wrinkle
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
irradiated low-t cruise ship factory reset button
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
Clear curious electric furnace
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
rose abusive wrinkle
  06/06/25
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mind-boggling poppy university fortuitous meteor
  06/06/25
Devastating
medicated diverse dilemma
  06/06/25
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Orange swashbuckling stage
  06/06/25
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Passionate azn
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
Orange swashbuckling stage
  06/06/25
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Passionate azn
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
Clear curious electric furnace
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
Ocher bossy orchestra pit persian
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
Orange swashbuckling stage
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
Clear curious electric furnace
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
umber state selfie
  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: Clear curious electric furnace

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: rose abusive wrinkle

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: Clear curious electric furnace



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: blathering multi-colored nursing home mad-dog skullcap

just be tall

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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:39 PM
Author: Clear curious electric furnace

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: blathering multi-colored nursing home mad-dog skullcap

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: Orange swashbuckling stage

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: Vengeful Den Regret

male balls and taint

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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:47 PM
Author: irradiated low-t cruise ship factory reset button

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: rose abusive wrinkle

ur an individual contributor afaict

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Date: June 5th, 2025 9:47 PM
Author: irradiated low-t cruise ship factory reset button

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: Clear curious electric furnace

sure bud sure

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Date: June 6th, 2025 1:05 PM
Author: rose abusive wrinkle

i_manage_oyt

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Date: June 6th, 2025 1:41 PM
Author: mind-boggling poppy university fortuitous meteor



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: medicated diverse dilemma

Devastating

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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Orange swashbuckling stage



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Passionate azn



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:09 AM
Author: Orange swashbuckling stage

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: Passionate azn



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:52 PM
Author: Clear curious electric furnace

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: Ocher bossy orchestra pit persian

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: Orange swashbuckling stage

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: Clear curious electric furnace

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: umber state selfie

lol, u fag

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