"Unfortunately, the interview skills required to get into the top tech companies is biased against older software engineers"
Maybe that's a good thing. A "top tier company" will squash you like a flea if they don't need you or if profits need to be boosted for stockholders and heads need to be cut.
For sure any company can do this. But my feeling, observing business over many years, is that a company that is extremely attractive to job seekers has less to loose by doing so. They will always have talent lining up at the doors wanting to work there no matter how tight the labor market is later on.
Maybe that's a good thing. A "top tier company" will squash you like a flea if they don't need you or if profits need to be boosted for stockholders and heads need to be cut.
For sure any company can do this. But my feeling, observing business over many years, is that a company that is extremely attractive to job seekers has less to loose by doing so. They will always have talent lining up at the doors wanting to work there no matter how tight the labor market is later on.