IE maybe he applied to a position labeled director of engineering, but they decided to interview him for a different level/job instead. A "different" job, seve

IE maybe he applied to a position labeled director of engineering, but they decided to interview him for a different level/job instead. A "different" job, several grades lower in responsibility (and pay). Without in any way prefacing him, beforehand. Is that the way things usually work in the Google hiring process?