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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...
mustard really tough guy
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
ebony appetizing queen of the night death wish
  06/05/25
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mustard really tough guy
  06/05/25
just be tall
Sooty parlour
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
mustard really tough guy
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
Sooty parlour
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
Electric Potus Mother
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
Razzle-dazzle business firm
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
marvelous church building becky
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
ebony appetizing queen of the night death wish
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
marvelous church building becky
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
mustard really tough guy
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
ebony appetizing queen of the night death wish
  06/06/25
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Pearl cruel-hearted hall
  06/06/25
Devastating
Stirring arrogant son of senegal box office
  06/06/25
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Electric Potus Mother
  06/06/25
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Out-of-control set halford
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
Electric Potus Mother
  06/06/25
...
Out-of-control set halford
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
mustard really tough guy
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
bistre whorehouse pistol
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
Electric Potus Mother
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
mustard really tough guy
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
Vivacious Bat-shit-crazy Half-breed Home
  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: mustard really tough guy

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#48990385)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:46 PM
Author: ebony appetizing queen of the night death wish

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#48990390)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:35 PM
Author: mustard really tough guy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48990722)



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

just be tall

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48990724)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:39 PM
Author: mustard really tough guy

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48990738)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:43 PM
Author: Sooty 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\u0026mark_id=5310486#48990750)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:08 AM
Author: Electric Potus Mother

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48991582)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:46 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle business firm

male balls and taint

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48990754)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:47 PM
Author: marvelous church building becky

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#48990760)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 9:27 PM
Author: ebony appetizing queen of the night death wish

ur an individual contributor afaict

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48990834)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 9:47 PM
Author: marvelous church building becky

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#48990882)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:07 AM
Author: mustard really tough guy

sure bud sure

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48991581)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 1:05 PM
Author: ebony appetizing queen of the night death wish

i_manage_oyt

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48992344)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 1:41 PM
Author: Pearl cruel-hearted hall



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48992420)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: Stirring arrogant son of senegal box office

Devastating

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48991588)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Electric Potus Mother



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48991595)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Out-of-control set halford



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48991598)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:09 AM
Author: Electric Potus Mother

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#48991583)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:27 PM
Author: Out-of-control set halford



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48993227)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:52 PM
Author: mustard really tough guy

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#48993285)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:02 PM
Author: bistre whorehouse pistol

lmao fuck that shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48993314)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:14 PM
Author: Electric Potus Mother

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#48993352)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:29 PM
Author: mustard really tough guy

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\u0026mark_id=5310486#48993390)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:15 PM
Author: Vivacious Bat-shit-crazy Half-breed Home

lol, u fag

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48993355)