I tend to agree with this ----- that said I know just a handful of amazing data gurus who can handle tons of data and deliver using ADF, Synapse, SQL and all....
If they can only show powerpoints and not their ADF pipelines, Synapse probably just high level bozo....
For AI.. .all I see is dog and pony show.... The SR AI show in 2024 by twas just that.. all BS... these guys don't know anything...
So if you are legit technical and has shown leadership, you will be fine! the rest... Bengaluru, etc.
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Chevron does not have any technical leads with Tech skills, they have all been de-technicalized, if that is a word.