Initial screen with recruiter, interview with hiring manager, live technical assessment. All 3 went very well and based on my work experience, hiring manager had no issues with my application.
After the technical assessment (which went well), recruiter wanted to move forward to the final interviews but decided to downlevel the role with very vague reasoning, and offers a below listing salary range. I pressed for specifics on the reasoning and showed the salary range for the same level role off their website. Recruiter got mad and said they always stick to the mid range and then ghosted me.
I was polite through the entire process and seemingly exceeded the interviews, and my experience matched the role requirements.
All I can think of is that this company does bait & switch postings, hoping to get candidates that will take the downlevel role with lower salary. Not surprised at this as they were acquired by Thoma Bravo (private equity) and then went public again recently.
I'd stay away from this company and don't waste your time interviewing here, their recruiters lack professionalism and their interview process is not transparent.