Something is really wrong: "The interview stages are (typically but not always): an initial chat with someone from HR about the role one 60 minute pair progra

Something is really wrong: "The interview stages are (typically but not always): an initial chat with someone from HR about the role one 60 minute pair programming problem one or two 60 minute engineering manager interviews one or two 60 or 90 minute pair programming interviews one or two 60 minute system design interviews You will need to perform well at all stages to get an offer.." I'm wondering if that's productive. You work hours through an interview process and you don't even know how the offer look like, salary range and benefits.. I aborted last year a hiring process exactly because of that. They wanted many rounds of 60/90 minutes meetings and pair programming and then eventually make an offer.. How does it work in other markets? Do we ask Rocket Engineers to build a rocket to make sure that they know what they are doing?