Cleo as a company has got it all backwards in how to conduct an interview. The first and foremost thing that should be a match is the skillset and technical ability. What Cleo instead focuses on is the culture. This reflects in their product as well, which looks cool and feel cool, but doesn't actually give any value to the end user. The interview process as a whole should not be about exact match with engineering principles, rather it should be about what someone can bring to the table that Cleo can learn as well. In regards to the Chat at Cleo, I actually pointed out some nifty things which could have made the whole AI a lot better than it currently is. In this era of LLM driven world, it just doesn’t cut it. I hoped that this would have been a driving factor in getting me to the next round but I guess change is just labelled as “passion” in Cleo. Overall, I am a little pissed and annoyed with the team for rejecting for very stupid reasons related to Engineering Principles. In hindsinght, it's better to avoid this company where everyone wants to sound cool but doesn't actually want to build something of substance.