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/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