It's because I wasn't interviewed by the CEO; instead the interviews were conducted by the people who would be my peers. For someone who would rather produce quality work than spout buzzwords and kiss a CEO's ass, the choice of interviewer makes all the difference.
Just received a call from their hiring manager. I think I'm finally done with this brutal, grueling, demoralizing, embarrassing, humiliating, debasing process.
Fucking finally!!!!