HelloFresh interview questions

The first interview with HR was OK. They went very friendly and informative. However, I did not make it to the technical interview for some reason. When I asked for feedback, they practically ghosted me. HR sent me the typical email template, you know the one: "Thank you for applying at .... however, we decided to not to go forward with your application because we found another candidate that better fit our needs." Honestly, I do not understand their hiring process to determine whether someone moves to the technical interview or not. It even seems kind of random if you ask me and other people I know who have applied before.

Morbid waste of time! I was reached out from another job search marketplace where I had already listed my desired salary AND my prior working experiences in my profile. During the recruiter call, she kept downplaying my prior working experiences to try to set the salary expectations much lower and kept emphasizing that I hastily push through with their interview process and try to get the coding challenge done in one day's time. So I finished it over the night; putting any other plans on hold. The next morning I see my interview profile on the job search marketplace was closed by them (which could only mean I haven't made it to the next round). I emailed her for an update to see what she says and she replies that she's going to reach out to the manager for the next steps, which is very suspicious. I haven't heard back since. It doesn't seem like their interview process is well coordinated and transparent overall, and I'd advise anyone else who interviews with them to look for these red flags during the recruiter call before even committing energy and time to the next steps in their process.