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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...
coral faggotry
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
Pearly laughsome dragon
  06/05/25
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coral faggotry
  06/05/25
just be tall
Irradiated Cyan Keepsake Machete
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
coral faggotry
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
Irradiated Cyan Keepsake Machete
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
Zippy concupiscible volcanic crater
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
brindle adventurous forum nowag
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
arousing prole
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
Pearly laughsome dragon
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
arousing prole
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
coral faggotry
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
Pearly laughsome dragon
  06/06/25
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Hilarious outnumbered casino private investor
  06/06/25
Devastating
razzle fuchsia business firm
  06/06/25
...
Zippy concupiscible volcanic crater
  06/06/25
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mahogany idiotic kitty cat coffee pot
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
Zippy concupiscible volcanic crater
  06/06/25
...
mahogany idiotic kitty cat coffee pot
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
coral faggotry
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
diverse hall gaping
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
Zippy concupiscible volcanic crater
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
coral faggotry
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
Self-centered insecure property friendly grandma
  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: coral faggotry

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: Pearly laughsome dragon

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: coral faggotry



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: Irradiated Cyan Keepsake Machete

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: coral faggotry

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: Irradiated Cyan Keepsake Machete

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: Zippy concupiscible volcanic crater

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: brindle adventurous forum nowag

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: arousing prole

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: Pearly laughsome dragon

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: arousing prole

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: coral faggotry

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: Pearly laughsome dragon

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: Hilarious outnumbered casino private investor



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: razzle fuchsia business firm

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: Zippy concupiscible volcanic crater



(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: mahogany idiotic kitty cat coffee pot



(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: Zippy concupiscible volcanic crater

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: mahogany idiotic kitty cat coffee pot



(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: coral faggotry

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: diverse hall gaping

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: Zippy concupiscible volcanic crater

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: coral faggotry

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: Self-centered insecure property friendly grandma

lol, u fag

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