Yes. The worst interview experience is when you go through the whole loop and then get rejected based on information that was already on the resume.

The company has no confidence in its own interview process. The interview is just for show. They actually hire you based on whether you've been at Stanford or FAANG or something.

heh, the whole "Interviews go both ways" trope has never been more real.

I konw a lot of fintech companies have pretty awful tech stacks, and antiquated practices. So those would be valid criticisms of a candidate, if relevant to the job. But honestly if someone is able to be productive in the toxic, bloated, ancient fintech environment I think that might impress me even more than excelling at a traditional tech company.