It's a typical failure of software developers to assume that if something is in writing (even if that writing is code) that it has been explained.
So the fact that there is a req open means that 'what they are looking for' has been explained, and thus if you have to ask it must be because you didn't even bother to remember what job you applied for.
If you were in the right frame of mind you might find this funny. Especially since that same person will happily commiserate with you later about the XY problem with management or customers. As if developers don't also suffer from the XY Problem in spades, just with slightly different symptoms.
I know what you asked for, now well me what you want.
So the fact that there is a req open means that 'what they are looking for' has been explained, and thus if you have to ask it must be because you didn't even bother to remember what job you applied for.
If you were in the right frame of mind you might find this funny. Especially since that same person will happily commiserate with you later about the XY problem with management or customers. As if developers don't also suffer from the XY Problem in spades, just with slightly different symptoms.
I know what you asked for, now well me what you want.