From ad5422acb094d4a265bfc6a8ba36cd61aa733b9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dennis Thiessen Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:53:09 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] chore(applications): Kraken SRE rejected; Google DE advanced to Hiring Assessment 2026-06-17 status updates: - Kraken (Payward) SRE, AI Agents -> CLOSED, REJECTED (no interview). Honest infra/SRE gaps (Terraform, SRE title, agent frameworks) the likely filter. decisions.json -> rejected. - Google Senior Data Engineer -> ADVANCED. Resume cleared recruiter screen; invited to ~30-min Google Hiring Assessment (work-styles/SJT). Open item at recruiter stage: clarify L4/L5 + comp clears 180k+. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 --- CLAUDE.md | 4 ++-- job_scout/state/decisions.json | 6 +++--- .../session_google_senior_data_engineer.md | 1 + output/Kraken_SRE_AI_Agents/session_kraken_sre_ai_agents.md | 1 + 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md index 917fa7f..c8fe5b1 100644 --- a/CLAUDE.md +++ b/CLAUDE.md @@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ _Update this section when starting/finishing a JD._ | Session | Status | Next Command | |---------|--------|-------------| -| Kraken (Payward) — SRE, AI Agents (remote, CH-eligible) | **SENT 2026-06-15** (~87.2/100; real Ashby JD; crypto-native + production-ML edge; honest gaps: NO Terraform/SRE-title/LangGraph). 2pp resume (18 bullets) + 1pp CL (299w). Comp unknown — verify clears 180k+ at recruiter stage | Done — await response | -| Google — Senior Data Engineer (Merchant Data Science), Zürich/MV | **SENT 2026-06-15** (85.5/100; Tier-1 scope fix + both Tier-2 applied; strong Tier-1 DE fit; SW-7 self-serve data products ≈ team charter verbatim; honest tool-bridge NO BigQuery/Dataflow/Flume by name; 2pp resume 17 bullets + 1pp CL). Hard ceiling ~87 (no GCP/marketplace domain). **At recruiter stage:** clarify L4/L5 + confirm comp clears 180k+ | Done — await response | +| Kraken (Payward) — SRE, AI Agents (remote, CH-eligible) | **CLOSED — REJECTED 2026-06-17** (applied 2026-06-15 ~87.2/100, no interview). Honest gaps (NO Terraform/SRE-title/LangGraph) likely the filter; 4th Kraken req declined/rejected to date | Done | +| Google — Senior Data Engineer (Merchant Data Science), Zürich/MV | **ADVANCED 2026-06-17 — invited to 30-min Google Hiring Assessment** (applied 2026-06-15, 85.5/100). Resume cleared recruiter screen. Next: complete the online assessment (likely SQL/coding + situational; confirm format from invite email). Still open at recruiter stage: clarify L4/L5 + comp clears 180k+ | Prep + complete assessment | | Snowflake — Sr SWE, Enterprise (Observe by Snowflake), Zürich | **SENT 2026-06-06** (~86/100; 2pp resume + 1pp CL; real Ashby JD; comp CHF 176–253k base; NO C++ gate). Tier 1+2 applied; Vizrt low-latency skipped per user. Best-fit role in the 2026-06 search | Done — await response | | Isovalent (Cisco) Sr Data Engineer, Observability | **CLOSED — role pulled** (live Cisco scrape 2026-06-02: not on board; Recruitee link dead). Package finalized ~86/100, SHELVED for reuse | Done — retarget PDFs to next live data-eng req (QuantCo/Grafana/Confluent) | | Google Zürich Sr SWE Infrastructure (Data Pipeline) | **CLOSED — DROPPED + DELETED 2026-06-02** (poor fit). Live JD = Core infra/systems SWE with **C++ as a MINIMUM qual**, off-thesis vs `user_positioning`. Output folder deleted (was built on a fabricated JD). | Done — do not reattempt this req | diff --git a/job_scout/state/decisions.json b/job_scout/state/decisions.json index 9debc05..5d2c7cf 100644 --- a/job_scout/state/decisions.json +++ b/job_scout/state/decisions.json @@ -136,14 +136,14 @@ "company": "Google", "title": "Senior Data Engineer (Merchant Data Science)", "decision": "applied", - "note": "Tier-1 DE fit; self-serve data products = team charter; Zurich team. | SENT 2026-06-15 (resume+CL finalized, 85.5/100). Clarify L4/L5 + comp 180k+ at recruiter stage.", + "note": "Tier-1 DE fit; self-serve data products = team charter; Zurich team. | SENT 2026-06-15 (resume+CL finalized, 85.5/100). Clarify L4/L5 + comp 180k+ at recruiter stage. ADVANCED 2026-06-17: invited to 30-min Google Hiring Assessment.", "date": "2026-06-15" }, "https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kraken.com/c331de1b-b75a-48f5-9d19-0e56ccb935ab": { "company": "Kraken (Payward)", "title": "Site Reliability Engineer, AI Agents", - "decision": "applied", - "note": "Crypto-native + production-ML edge; remote CH-eligible. Honest gaps: no Terraform/SRE-title/LangGraph. | SENT 2026-06-15 (resume+CL finalized, 87.2/100). Verify comp 180k+ at recruiter stage.", + "decision": "rejected", + "note": "Crypto-native + production-ML edge; remote CH-eligible. Honest gaps: no Terraform/SRE-title/LangGraph. | SENT 2026-06-15 (87.2/100). REJECTED 2026-06-17, no interview — honest infra/SRE gaps likely the filter.", "date": "2026-06-15" } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/output/Google_Senior_Data_Engineer/session_google_senior_data_engineer.md b/output/Google_Senior_Data_Engineer/session_google_senior_data_engineer.md index f3031ef..f87ae12 100644 --- a/output/Google_Senior_Data_Engineer/session_google_senior_data_engineer.md +++ b/output/Google_Senior_Data_Engineer/session_google_senior_data_engineer.md @@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ FC-1 (Jenkins CI/CD from zero + SCEDAS), FC-3 (Express.js/Docker microservices) - Resume: `output/Google_Senior_Data_Engineer/e2e_google_senior_data_engineer_resume.tex` (+ .pdf, 2 pages) - Cover Letter: `output/Google_Senior_Data_Engineer/e2e_google_senior_data_engineer_cover_letter.tex` (+ .pdf, 1 page, 299 words). Hooks verified 2026-06-15: (1) Shopping Graph 60B+ listings — confirmed (Google I/O 19 May 2026, VP Vidhya Srinivasan); (2) TAF 2022 talk "Understanding Spatial Variability in Semiconductor Products with Spotfire Map Charts" by Mark Herrmann + Dennis Thießen (Bosch Dresden) — confirmed (community.spotfire.com/articles/spotfire/tibco-analytics-forum-2022). NOTE: moderncv needs `\microtypesetup{expansion=false}` or fontawesome icons fail compile. - Critique: CURRENT — **85.5/100** (2026-06-15; baseline 83.0 pre-edit). Strong Tier-1 DE fit; SW-7 self-serve data products ≈ team charter verbatim; honest GCP-tool bridges; AI scan clean; CL 1pp. **Tier-1 + both Tier-2 fixes APPLIED & re-verified:** (1) migration claim re-scoped in resume B2 + CL P2 (Scope-Discipline error cleared in both docs); (2) B4 now reads "on time and in scope" (project-delivery preferred qual); (3) B5 "distributed computing"→"distributed data processing". Resume 2pp / CL 1pp clean compile, B2 216/B4 190/B5 206 chars (≤218). **SENT 2026-06-15.** Hard ceiling ~87 (no GCP/BigQuery-by-name, no marketplace domain — not closable). Open item at recruiter stage: clarify L4/L5 + confirm comp clears 180k+. +- **ADVANCED 2026-06-17 — invited to 30-min Google Hiring Assessment.** Resume cleared the recruiter screen. Next action: complete the online assessment within the deadline in the invite email. Confirm exact format from the email (Google Hiring Assessment is typically online + timed; for DE roles expect SQL + possibly Python/data-modeling and/or situational-judgment questions — verify, do not assume). Prep focus: SQL (window functions, joins, aggregation), dimensional modeling, basic Python/data manipulation. ## Status - Phase 0: DONE diff --git a/output/Kraken_SRE_AI_Agents/session_kraken_sre_ai_agents.md b/output/Kraken_SRE_AI_Agents/session_kraken_sre_ai_agents.md index c14a96a..aa981aa 100644 --- a/output/Kraken_SRE_AI_Agents/session_kraken_sre_ai_agents.md +++ b/output/Kraken_SRE_AI_Agents/session_kraken_sre_ai_agents.md @@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ Crypto decision: signal ON résumé (Skills group 4 = "Programming & Crypto/Web3 - Critique: CURRENT (87.2/100, 2026-06-15). PASS all gates; CL 299w/1pg, resume 2pg clean. Tier 1 = inject "developer experience/API-driven" vocab into SW-7 platform bullet + a skills line (JD's most-weighted theme, under-served). Honest gaps: Terraform, dedicated SRE title, agent-orchestration frameworks (do NOT fabricate). Crypto + production-ML edge is the lever. Ceiling ~90. - **FINALIZED 2026-06-15** — submit-ready at 87.2, Tier 1 declined (finalize as-is). Submission PDFs: Dennis_Thiessen_Resume.pdf + Dennis_Thiessen_Cover_Letter.pdf - **SENT 2026-06-15** — applied via Ashby. Comp unknown — verify clears 180k+ at recruiter stage. Await response. +- **CLOSED — REJECTED 2026-06-17** — Absage, no interview. Honest gaps (Terraform / dedicated SRE title / agent-orchestration frameworks) the likely filter; package was strong (87.2) but this req wanted closer infra/SRE pedigree. Do not reattempt this exact req. - **Critique file:** output/Kraken_SRE_AI_Agents/critique_kraken_sre_ai_agents.md - **Before send:** verify comp clears 180k+ all-in (Kraken does not publish CH band) - Phase 2 Resume: PENDING