That’s exactly the point of the interviews. Companies are looking for some combination of dedicated enough to grind endless problems, moderately high IQ, not “o

That’s exactly the point of the interviews. Companies are looking for some combination of dedicated enough to grind endless problems, moderately high IQ, not “old”, willing to sacrifice for the company, etc. On top of this, managers are often looking for cultural similarity, same educational backgrounds, and more. If you want a company to have to take on and train engineers, well, that ship sailed in the 90s.