Panel interview with 4 people, prior to that I submitted a detailed case study outlining a technical strategy, migration plan, risk mitigation, communication rollout, and success metrics, all aligned with their stated goals. The interview went smoothly, and the team seemed aligned. Then I had to chase recruiter for two weeks, and after that I was rejected with the claim that the role "requires hands-on technical experience," despite clearly demonstrating recent hands-on technical, architectural, prompt engineering, and system design work. No concrete feedback was offered, which left the process feeling dismissive and opaque.