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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...
spectacular drab giraffe
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
swashbuckling internet-worthy abode
  06/05/25
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spectacular drab giraffe
  06/05/25
just be tall
arousing multi-billionaire
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
spectacular drab giraffe
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
arousing multi-billionaire
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
Idiotic stage half-breed
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
Bull Headed Sex Offender
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
sickened vivacious kitchen headpube
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
swashbuckling internet-worthy abode
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
sickened vivacious kitchen headpube
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
spectacular drab giraffe
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
swashbuckling internet-worthy abode
  06/06/25
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Exciting chapel
  06/06/25
Devastating
Grizzly tantric business firm
  06/06/25
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Idiotic stage half-breed
  06/06/25
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Pea-brained Orchid Spot Nibblets
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
Idiotic stage half-breed
  06/06/25
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Pea-brained Orchid Spot Nibblets
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
spectacular drab giraffe
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
Duck-like Private Investor Background Story
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
Idiotic stage half-breed
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
spectacular drab giraffe
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
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  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: spectacular drab giraffe

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: swashbuckling internet-worthy abode

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: spectacular drab giraffe



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: arousing multi-billionaire

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: spectacular drab giraffe

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: arousing multi-billionaire

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: Idiotic stage half-breed

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: Bull Headed Sex Offender

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: sickened vivacious kitchen headpube

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: swashbuckling internet-worthy abode

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: sickened vivacious kitchen headpube

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: spectacular drab giraffe

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: swashbuckling internet-worthy abode

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: Exciting chapel



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: Grizzly tantric 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: Idiotic stage half-breed



(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: Pea-brained Orchid Spot Nibblets



(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: Idiotic stage half-breed

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: Pea-brained Orchid Spot Nibblets



(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: spectacular drab giraffe

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: Duck-like Private Investor Background Story

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: Idiotic stage half-breed

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: spectacular drab giraffe

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: Rusted fear-inspiring striped hyena stead

lol, u fag

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