I recently went through a job search and began writing off companies that were all 20-somethings who obviously didn't have a lot of interviewing skill. I woul

I recently went through a job search and began writing off companies that were all 20-somethings who obviously didn't have a lot of interviewing skill. I would say bias against older interviewees is 100% politics. Many of these interviewers were not experienced. They knew they wanted to be top dog in their respective department,s and thought that it was in their best interest to keep experienced people out. It's not until they go through a few cycles of pain and disappointment do developers start to want to work with experienced people. It's not out of respect. It's because they now understand that they are only hurting themselves and want someone to relieve their workload. Mid-tier and experienced interviewers loved me. Early career people tried very hard to throw their best curve-balls, but I had already spent a week working problems. In the end, one company in particular, Facebook, simply just said that I answered correctly but answered too 'slowly.' I knew they had cracked when I heard that word.