I’d consider mentioning how he handled the interview to who ever paired you with him. If management is just as jerky as him, though, I’d skip it. In the moment

I’d consider mentioning how he handled the interview to who ever paired you with him. If management is just as jerky as him, though, I’d skip it. In the moment, I have realized bullies only honor other bullies. So being a jerk to him may be required. But consider what outcome you want to achieve before committing to that. It might work and he becomes less of a douche or it might make him even worse to work with. People like this are something like institutional herpes. You don’t know when or how he’ll rear up and try to tear you or someone or something else down. I think lesser skilled people think of such confrontations or disagreements as a way to look equal to people with actual skill or knowledge. Or they’re just thinking wins only come at the cost of losses to someone else. I’m reminded of an old game theoretic article comparing simple strategies in repeated games. The “tit for tat” algorithm had the best long term outcomes. It would break with the cooperative strategy anytime the opposing party would. I think it would stay that way until the other party cooperated, but it’s been a while. It might have just stayed non cooperative for eternity.