Recruiter contacted me through LinkedIn and then we had a casual conversation on the phone. He told me applicants usually take some time to prepare for the phone screening, but since I was happy with my company at that time, I did not prepare for it and took it as soon as possible. I just took it to see how my level was at that time.

Applied for another role but was forwarded to interview in advance for a generalist role. Only got to first round and rejected in famous google fashion. This was immediately after the mass layoffs.