Slightly above market rate for the area, all in the low-to-mid six figures.
Like $110k-$150k?
Was this a position where they were expected to write code? I'm surprised that developers making six figures couldn't solve a problem that an interviewer considered trivial.
Any chance of a sample or maybe an alternate version of the problem?
I have had similar experiences as an interviewer. It’s one of those things that you really have to see to believe, but it’s definitely a real thing.