Some interviews are won by acing every round. This one appears to have been won by botching the interview and being offered the job anyway.
The account is short and offers no recovery arc, no redemption moment, no clever save. The candidate botched the interview and still got the job. It is a useful reminder that a hiring process is not an exam you pass so much as a conversation between people — and sometimes the person on the other side simply decides they want you, imperfections and all.
For every candidate who rehearsed the perfect answer and was rejected in round six, there is this: an interview thoroughly botched, and a job at the end of it.