Very interesting topic! The job market is crazy right now.
Maybe the job with 6 interview rounds isn't the best position to get in.
The best job I ever got into had the least uncomplicated interview process.
They made decisions quick and if a mistakes happens they handled the consequences.
Recently saw a German company building an appliance designed for independent AI usage: https://www.fast-lta.de/en/products/silent-ai
Looks like it is targeted at data centers though. Would love to see comparisons for something like this too.
I like the idea and was searching for a new solution replacing minio.
Do you have performance metrics?
How does s4 compare to for example: https://github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs?