It's important to understand that Big-N job offers or rejections aren't a perfect indicator of a person's programming ability.
The interview process isn't perfect. It's not designed to be perfect, because that's an impossible goal. In reality, Big-N companies have so many applicants that some of them have higher rejection rates than Ivy League universities.
At this scale, the goal isn't to admit any and every qualified candidate. The goal is to select for the best of the best and minimize false positives, even if it results in a large number of false negatives.
It's important to understand that Big-N job offers or rejections aren't a perfect indicator of a person's programming ability.
The interview process isn't perfect. It's not designed to be perfect, because that's an impossible goal. In reality, Big-N companies have so many applicants that some of them have higher rejection rates than Ivy League universities.
At this scale, the goal isn't to admit any and every qualified candidate. The goal is to select for the best of the best and minimize false positives, even if it results in a large number of false negatives.