One of those cases where the act of building the system serves as sufficient qualification in itself, even when the results of the system are mediocre.
I've thought about the optics of talking about my own automatic job application system or including it on my resume, but I thought it'd be risky given the topic (like how listing your own startup is frowned upon, if I'm not mistaken?). Is it normally considered a bit risky or taboo?
well, it was during the technical interview, and it was just a couple of engineers doing the interview. I was just geeking out on all the problems I was solving (and creating).
and to be honest, I was too nerves to think about if it was risky or taboo.