1. HR/TA discussion
2. Hiring Manager (Techno managerial)
Either they are doing an evergreen hiring to just keep the pool of candidates or they have no clue about what kind of candidates they are looking for. The interviewer doesn't know that a HashSet in Java doesn't store duplicate values. If we want to remove duplicates from an unsorted array, sorting is the best way (If Hashset it not allowed to use). If you want to copy static files, CDN is the solution and this person being a tech manager says CDN is a magic and he doesn't want to use it. FYI, CDN is a software with a logic behind it and not a magic.
Please train your interview panels. Seems like knowing some one very close is the only way to get into your company.