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 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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

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