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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...
Vivacious salmon goal in life
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
navy kitchen stain
  06/05/25
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Vivacious salmon goal in life
  06/05/25
just be tall
Filthy hissy fit lay
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
Vivacious salmon goal in life
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
Filthy hissy fit lay
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
Drunken milky abode pocket flask
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
Walnut Coldplay Fan Institution
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
Amethyst State Regret
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
navy kitchen stain
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
Amethyst State Regret
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
Vivacious salmon goal in life
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
navy kitchen stain
  06/06/25
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maize territorial library
  06/06/25
Devastating
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Drunken milky abode pocket flask
  06/06/25
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soul-stirring market
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
Drunken milky abode pocket flask
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...
soul-stirring market
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
Vivacious salmon goal in life
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
Charcoal electric university
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
Drunken milky abode pocket flask
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
Vivacious salmon goal in life
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
peach cruel-hearted pit
  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: Vivacious salmon goal in life

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: navy kitchen 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: Vivacious salmon goal in life



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: Filthy hissy fit lay

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: Vivacious salmon goal in life

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: Filthy hissy fit lay

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: Drunken milky abode pocket flask

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: Walnut Coldplay Fan Institution

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: Amethyst State Regret

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: navy kitchen 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: Amethyst State Regret

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: Vivacious salmon goal in life

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: navy kitchen 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: maize territorial library



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: bright native factory reset button

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: Drunken milky abode pocket flask



(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: soul-stirring market



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:09 AM
Author: Drunken milky abode pocket flask

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: soul-stirring market



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:52 PM
Author: Vivacious salmon goal in life

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: Charcoal electric university

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: Drunken milky abode pocket flask

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: Vivacious salmon goal in life

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: peach cruel-hearted pit

lol, u fag

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