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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...
pea-brained toilet seat
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
Frum quadroon
  06/05/25
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pea-brained toilet seat
  06/05/25
just be tall
Crusty native
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
pea-brained toilet seat
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
Crusty native
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
Black know-it-all friendly grandma orchestra pit
  06/06/25
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pearl contagious corn cake
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
Provocative Office Karate
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
Frum quadroon
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
Provocative Office Karate
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
pea-brained toilet seat
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
Frum quadroon
  06/06/25
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Devastating
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Black know-it-all friendly grandma orchestra pit
  06/06/25
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Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
Black know-it-all friendly grandma orchestra pit
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Glittery slippery nursing home background story
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
pea-brained toilet seat
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
Sick rehab
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
Black know-it-all friendly grandma orchestra pit
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
pea-brained toilet seat
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
orange mischievous indirect expression elastic band
  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: pea-brained toilet seat

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: Frum quadroon

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: pea-brained toilet seat



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: Crusty native

just be tall

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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:39 PM
Author: pea-brained toilet seat

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: Crusty native

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: Black know-it-all friendly grandma orchestra pit

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: pearl contagious corn cake

male balls and taint

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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:47 PM
Author: Provocative Office Karate

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: Frum quadroon

ur an individual contributor afaict

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Date: June 5th, 2025 9:47 PM
Author: Provocative Office Karate

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: pea-brained toilet seat

sure bud sure

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Date: June 6th, 2025 1:05 PM
Author: Frum quadroon

i_manage_oyt

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Date: June 6th, 2025 1:41 PM
Author: lascivious cerise crackhouse



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: mind-boggling trailer park cuckold

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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Black know-it-all friendly grandma orchestra pit



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Glittery slippery nursing home background story



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:09 AM
Author: Black know-it-all friendly grandma orchestra pit

Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C suite dicks in person.

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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:27 PM
Author: Glittery slippery nursing home background story



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:52 PM
Author: pea-brained toilet seat

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: Sick rehab

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: Black know-it-all friendly grandma orchestra pit

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: pea-brained toilet seat

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: orange mischievous indirect expression elastic band

lol, u fag

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