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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 lavender associate
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
Insecure red trust fund
  06/05/25
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spectacular lavender associate
  06/05/25
just be tall
Plum jap piazza
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
spectacular lavender associate
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
Plum jap piazza
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
irradiated pisswyrm sneaky criminal
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
nighttime nubile coffee pot cruise ship
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
copper site yarmulke
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
Insecure red trust fund
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
copper site yarmulke
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
spectacular lavender associate
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
Insecure red trust fund
  06/06/25
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excitant elite tank
  06/06/25
Devastating
Topaz station
  06/06/25
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irradiated pisswyrm sneaky criminal
  06/06/25
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Brass aromatic principal's office
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
irradiated pisswyrm sneaky criminal
  06/06/25
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Brass aromatic principal's office
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
spectacular lavender associate
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
Bearded insanely creepy kitchen
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
irradiated pisswyrm sneaky criminal
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
spectacular lavender associate
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
Metal Bawdyhouse Indirect Expression
  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: spectacular lavender associate

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=2Elisa#48990385)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:46 PM
Author: Insecure red trust fund

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=2Elisa#48990390)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:35 PM
Author: spectacular lavender associate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2Elisa#48990722)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: Plum jap piazza

just be tall

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2Elisa#48990724)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:39 PM
Author: spectacular lavender associate

i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2Elisa#48990738)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:43 PM
Author: Plum jap piazza

6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2Elisa#48990750)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:08 AM
Author: irradiated pisswyrm sneaky criminal

a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2Elisa#48991582)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:46 PM
Author: nighttime nubile coffee pot cruise ship

male balls and taint

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2Elisa#48990754)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:47 PM
Author: copper site yarmulke

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=2Elisa#48990760)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 9:27 PM
Author: Insecure red trust fund

ur an individual contributor afaict

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2Elisa#48990834)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 9:47 PM
Author: copper site yarmulke

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=2Elisa#48990882)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:07 AM
Author: spectacular lavender associate

sure bud sure

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2Elisa#48991581)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 1:05 PM
Author: Insecure red trust fund

i_manage_oyt

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2Elisa#48992344)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 1:41 PM
Author: excitant elite tank



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2Elisa#48992420)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: Topaz station

Devastating

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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: irradiated pisswyrm sneaky criminal



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2Elisa#48991595)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Brass aromatic principal's office



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2Elisa#48991598)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:09 AM
Author: irradiated pisswyrm sneaky criminal

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=2Elisa#48991583)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:27 PM
Author: Brass aromatic principal's office



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2Elisa#48993227)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:52 PM
Author: spectacular lavender associate

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=2Elisa#48993285)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:02 PM
Author: Bearded insanely creepy kitchen

lmao fuck that shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2Elisa#48993314)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:14 PM
Author: irradiated pisswyrm sneaky criminal

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=2Elisa#48993352)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:29 PM
Author: spectacular lavender associate

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=2Elisa#48993390)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:15 PM
Author: Metal Bawdyhouse Indirect Expression

lol, u fag

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