Employers

Interviewed with a couple of companies. One even had me go through 6 interview. Ultimately, did not get picked bc my expertise didn't perfectly align with their tech stack. What’s frustrating is that these companies often say they’re open to people who are willing to learn, but in practice, they seem to only want candidates who already have deep experience in their exact stack. How do I know? - Leetcode problems only within their preferred language (and still managed to solve the question and their follow ups) - Manager (not specifically the hiring one) asking specific tech stack questions (Do you have experience with with [Insert tech]) - Feedback at the end - "We felt ramp up time would take too long" and "Not a deal breaker but [not a lot of expertise in tech stack]" -- paraphrasing. I genuinely want to grow, learn and explore new technologies, but seems like at my level it's a luxury. 8yoe Lead