> Google is all about building AI, ML, Algorithm, K8S
No, no big companies are "all about" anything, there is so many different areas of work, that rejecting a person because the company is "all about" X, doesn't really apply. If they wanted to work with him, they would have made it work. But they didn't, so they didn't.
You are right, certainly there could be a fit, but finding the right place for someone implies that the hiring decision has already been made.
For me, it sounds like he applied for a standard software developer job through the standard process. Would you hire someone as a software developer without knowing the basics?
From that resume, I would see him rather in a product owner role or some other full or semi-management position.
No, no big companies are "all about" anything, there is so many different areas of work, that rejecting a person because the company is "all about" X, doesn't really apply. If they wanted to work with him, they would have made it work. But they didn't, so they didn't.