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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...
Stirring lime double fault
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
Bright nursing home stain
  06/05/25
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Stirring lime double fault
  06/05/25
just be tall
Charismatic thirsty dysfunction
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
Stirring lime double fault
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
Charismatic thirsty dysfunction
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
exhilarant french stock car temple
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
Gold heady striped hyena
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
Dull Pea-brained Community Account
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
Bright nursing home stain
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
Dull Pea-brained Community Account
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
Stirring lime double fault
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
Bright nursing home stain
  06/06/25
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Hyperactive Big Site Police Squad
  06/06/25
Devastating
Razzle philosopher-king idea he suggested
  06/06/25
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exhilarant french stock car temple
  06/06/25
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Glittery flirting shrine
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
exhilarant french stock car temple
  06/06/25
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Glittery flirting shrine
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
Stirring lime double fault
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
well-lubricated telephone
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
exhilarant french stock car temple
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
Stirring lime double fault
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
Deranged hunting ground son of senegal
  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: Stirring lime double fault

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: Bright nursing home stain

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: Stirring lime double fault



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: Charismatic thirsty dysfunction

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: Stirring lime double fault

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: Charismatic thirsty dysfunction

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: exhilarant french stock car temple

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: Gold heady striped hyena

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: Dull Pea-brained Community Account

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: Bright nursing home stain

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: Dull Pea-brained Community Account

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: Stirring lime double fault

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: Bright nursing home stain

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: Hyperactive Big Site Police Squad



(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: Razzle philosopher-king idea he suggested

Devastating

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2],#48991588)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: exhilarant french stock car temple



(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: Glittery flirting shrine



(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: exhilarant french stock car temple

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: Glittery flirting shrine



(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: Stirring lime double fault

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: well-lubricated telephone

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: exhilarant french stock car temple

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: Stirring lime double fault

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: Deranged hunting ground son of senegal

lol, u fag

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