I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week.

Attended an initial HR screening. The interviewer first told me a brief history of the company. Then he asked me what I did in my last 2 positions. He didn't care about my whole background and insisted on keeping the conversation focused on my last 2 positions. Later, he asked me a couple of simple questions related to Java and SQL. In the end, he naturally asked me my salary expectations.

Apparently, their budget for my country was 1/3 of what they offer for other countries. I told him that it can't be true since the budget he mentioned is like what bottom companies offer in my country, even less than many of those. Also, I mentioned that if you are looking for top talent from my country, it is impossible to hire someone with that budget since it is also 1/2 or 1/3 of what good engineers get in my country. In the end, he noted me as having rejected the budget available for the position.

Later, I messaged the recruiter who arranged this meeting and mentioned to her what happened. She ghosted me as well. It is very disappointing that they kickstart a process for a country of which they have no idea about salaries without validating their own budget before asking my expectations.