Sequence of events:

1. You play stockfighter and get the highest score this year.

2. patio11 emails you and says "hey, you're awesome. are you looking for a job?"

3. You say "yes!"

4. patio11 emails pc (CEO of Stripe) and says "hey 2oi4j3 is awesome, here is proof (i.e. your stockfighter score)"

5. pc emails you and says "hey let's talk about what job you would like at Stripe, and let's bypass most or all of that technical interview crap because we already know you're awesome"

6. you and pc decide that you would be best on the X team, you start next week.