No, that is pretty much how they and other large tech companies hire. You apply as a SWE or SRE. Then you basically either pass their hiring bar or not. If you

No, that is pretty much how they and other large tech companies hire. You apply as a SWE or SRE. Then you basically either pass their hiring bar or not. If you pass, they find out what you are interested in, what you would be a good fit for, and what team is interested in having you. There are exceptions of course, for specialized positions or knowledge. Or if they have big gaps to fill they might do targeted recruiting for them. I don't see why it would run awful of labor laws. They have a very structured hiring process, it doesn't allow much room for "picking anyone you want". If you pass they find a job for you.