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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...
garnet menage
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
vibrant range gaping
  06/05/25
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garnet menage
  06/05/25
just be tall
Lime indian lodge
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
garnet menage
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
Lime indian lodge
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
Cerebral yellow friendly grandma dilemma
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
bespoke ratface
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
Vigorous flushed site
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
vibrant range gaping
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
Vigorous flushed site
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
garnet menage
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
vibrant range gaping
  06/06/25
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swollen razzmatazz partner
  06/06/25
Devastating
maniacal violet liquid oxygen
  06/06/25
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Cerebral yellow friendly grandma dilemma
  06/06/25
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Cream National Jewess
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
Cerebral yellow friendly grandma dilemma
  06/06/25
...
Cream National Jewess
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
garnet menage
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
stubborn grizzly generalized bond brunch
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
Cerebral yellow friendly grandma dilemma
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
garnet menage
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
white old irish cottage
  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: garnet menage

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: vibrant range gaping

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: garnet menage



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: Lime indian lodge

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: garnet menage

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: Lime indian lodge

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: Cerebral yellow friendly grandma dilemma

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: bespoke ratface

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: Vigorous flushed site

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: vibrant range gaping

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: Vigorous flushed site

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: garnet menage

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: vibrant range gaping

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: swollen razzmatazz partner



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: maniacal violet liquid oxygen

Devastating

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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Cerebral yellow friendly grandma dilemma



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Cream National Jewess



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:09 AM
Author: Cerebral yellow friendly grandma dilemma

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: Cream National Jewess



(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: garnet menage

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: stubborn grizzly generalized bond brunch

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: Cerebral yellow friendly grandma dilemma

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: garnet menage

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: white old irish cottage

lol, u fag

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