Received a message from a recruiter after applying to setup introductory call. Talked about salary requirements, ability to work hybrid, and the company. Was asked to do a take home code assignment in GitLab and create a PR. After submitting, had another call with recruiter where now all of a sudden the salary requirements were lower than what we talked about. Was then asked to meet him some senior engineers to go over the assessment. A day later, received a rejection email.

Phone screen which was followed by a programming challenge followed by an interview. Almost didn't apply because the recruiter seemed a little bit sketchy in the way they contacted me with the emails and text messages.