I had a situation like that where i actually interviewed with the hiring manager first and they liked me and then made me come on site for some role play/case study interview
I didnt get the role but they said if i was open for taking the lower level role i can come back in for an the lower level case study
Im like
1.if the person id report to likes me hell yall got me doing any other interviews? Shoulda did the dumb case study first (case study didnt even have anything to do with the career nor did they ask any relevant industry questions).
2. If yall liked me but not at the level i interviwed why not just offer me the job at the lower level especially since i did the harder intwrview
I told them kiss my ass