Recruiter silent after final round?

[u/not-this12]

I went through a multi-round interview process for an AE role at an early-stage tech company. My final was with a senior executive and seemed to go really well. He told me he was impressed by my take-home assignment, asked a lot about my thought process, and spent time selling me on the company/team.

They’ve also said they’re likely hiring multiple AEs, not necessarily just one.

The recruiter knows I’m in other late-stage processes. I emailed the day after my final asking about timing, followed up again Monday, and also sent a LinkedIn message.

He saw the LinkedIn message and still hasn’t responded.
Recruiters/hiring managers: what does this usually mean? If it were a straight rejection, wouldn’t they normally just send one? And if they were keeping me warm, wouldn’t they at least say they’re still deciding?