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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...
Twinkling institution
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
Chest-beating Chocolate Newt National Security Agency
  06/05/25
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Twinkling institution
  06/05/25
just be tall
bipolar parlour
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
Twinkling institution
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
bipolar parlour
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
At-the-ready confused dilemma nowag
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
marvelous flickering place of business
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
dark antidepressant drug
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
Chest-beating Chocolate Newt National Security Agency
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
dark antidepressant drug
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
Twinkling institution
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
Chest-beating Chocolate Newt National Security Agency
  06/06/25
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Motley Topaz Spot
  06/06/25
Devastating
rough-skinned exciting native philosopher-king
  06/06/25
...
At-the-ready confused dilemma nowag
  06/06/25
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Mischievous library
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
At-the-ready confused dilemma nowag
  06/06/25
...
Mischievous library
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
Twinkling institution
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
180 cheese-eating jew
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
At-the-ready confused dilemma nowag
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
Twinkling institution
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
Umber crusty pistol cruise ship
  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: Twinkling institution

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: Chest-beating Chocolate Newt National Security Agency

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: Twinkling institution



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



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: bipolar parlour

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: Twinkling institution

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: bipolar parlour

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: At-the-ready confused dilemma nowag

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: marvelous flickering place of business

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: dark antidepressant drug

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: Chest-beating Chocolate Newt National Security Agency

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: dark antidepressant drug

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: Twinkling institution

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: Chest-beating Chocolate Newt National Security Agency

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: Motley Topaz Spot



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



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: rough-skinned exciting native philosopher-king

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: At-the-ready confused dilemma nowag



(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: Mischievous library



(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: At-the-ready confused dilemma nowag

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: Mischievous library



(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: Twinkling institution

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: 180 cheese-eating jew

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: At-the-ready confused dilemma nowag

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: Twinkling institution

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: Umber crusty pistol cruise ship

lol, u fag

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