Caveat: Ageism is probably a real thing in small startups, to their own detriment.
"Let's hire 23-year-old Stanley who can't program for shit because he's got a strong hairline and wears a hoodie and Converse! Fuck that old guy with 10 years of direct experience!"
Ageism is overblown to the point of being a myth. I'm 34 as well, my resume is not really that impressive, and yet I've had interviews with Google, Samsung and Amazon (+ some name-brand statups) in the past 6 months. Sure, I didn't land any of them, but I wasn't far off. If you're getting interviews, they want to hire you.
"Let's hire 23-year-old Stanley who can't program for shit because he's got a strong hairline and wears a hoodie and Converse! Fuck that old guy with 10 years of direct experience!"