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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...
pungent orchestra pit
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
exhilarant wrinkle brunch
  06/05/25
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pungent orchestra pit
  06/05/25
just be tall
Thirsty electric boltzmann
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
pungent orchestra pit
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
Thirsty electric boltzmann
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
Rough-skinned Tripping Point
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
Hideous office trust fund
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
Drunken azn
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
exhilarant wrinkle brunch
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
Drunken azn
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
pungent orchestra pit
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
exhilarant wrinkle brunch
  06/06/25
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Doobsian Jade Rehab Ladyboy
  06/06/25
Devastating
Obsidian violent university athletic conference
  06/06/25
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Rough-skinned Tripping Point
  06/06/25
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Sepia Toilet Seat
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
Rough-skinned Tripping Point
  06/06/25
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Sepia Toilet Seat
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
pungent orchestra pit
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
tan lodge
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
Rough-skinned Tripping Point
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
pungent orchestra pit
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
Pea-brained chocolate police squad lay
  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: pungent orchestra pit

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: exhilarant wrinkle brunch

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: pungent orchestra pit



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: Thirsty electric boltzmann

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: pungent orchestra pit

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: Thirsty electric boltzmann

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: Rough-skinned Tripping Point

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: Hideous office trust fund

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: Drunken azn

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: exhilarant wrinkle brunch

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: Drunken azn

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: pungent orchestra pit

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: exhilarant wrinkle brunch

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: Doobsian Jade Rehab Ladyboy



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: Obsidian violent university athletic conference

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: Rough-skinned Tripping Point



(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: Sepia Toilet Seat



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:09 AM
Author: Rough-skinned Tripping Point

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: Sepia Toilet Seat



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:52 PM
Author: pungent orchestra pit

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: tan lodge

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: Rough-skinned Tripping Point

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: pungent orchestra pit

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: Pea-brained chocolate police squad lay

lol, u fag

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