Had an initial recruiter screen and then a call with the hiring manager. Was super confusing why they selected me in the first place. When I applied, the posting wasn't even complete and didn't have any requirements listed. When I got selected 2 months later, the posting had been amended, and I would not have applied based on the required years of experience. I think they had a bad read of my background and seniority level because I was very much not senior enough for the role. I also asked what they were needing on the team, and they said "more leadership", and yet the team was made up of like 2 seniors and 2 principals, so... leadership for who exactly? Very confusing. Also the pay was not good for a principal role, only around $140k which is what I've been seeing for middle roles, not top of the tech organization roles. Seems like they've been having a hard time filling this one, I can't imagine why.