Downleveling after a career break?

I have had 3rd party recruiters reach out to me to hire me to work at FAANGMULA level/publicly traded company (a little bit on the older side) for a senior ML research engineer role (W2 and they listed an hourly). The pay is very low, but permanent, should I take it even if it feels like I'm being downleveled after a career break? I feel like I would have applied to the company directly FTE with more benefits (stocks, health, dental vision), and non-contract role at a higher level? My career break was 1.5 years after leaving my last startup which I left for health reasons. Also, this isn't my top choice and wasn't in my tier 1, 2, or 3 companies (never listed them, but they've been a company around Silicon Valley for years).