And if there is a need for follow up, some variation of "we quite clearly are interested in you and value your time since we spend actual engineer hours walking

And if there is a need for follow up, some variation of "we quite clearly are interested in you and value your time since we spend actual engineer hours walking through your code. What would be disrespectful was if we ignored all your hard work and hired someone not half as good as you because they had more glowing reviews or more stars on their repos." Obviously I'm no hiring manager, but often a bit of honesty goes a long way.