> Recovering the key was usually instantaneous, but to help people feel like they’d gotten their money’s worth, we’d put on a little animated show like a Hollywood hacking scene with lots of random characters that gradually revealed the right password.

and later ...

> I’m currently looking for work in a staff or senior staff engineering or data scientist role. If you’ve got interesting technical analysis or optimization problems, please reach out to me and let’s talk.

I can't help but wonder if this write-up (which is fascinating) may not be one of those little animated shows to help propspective employers feel like they'll get their money's worth.