I applied online. I interviewed at Revolut in Aug 2023
Interview
I was interviewed for a Senior Software Engineer position at Revolut. I was rejected after the second step. The first interview was with a recruiter, the communication was not great, as the recruiter accent wasn't the best, made it very difficult to follow. I was asked some technical questions by the recruiter, whom clearly didn't understand if my answers were correct. Second stage was with a Senior Engineer. I've done what was asked, even performed some improvements asked by the engineer. But in the end got rejected, no proper feedback was given, just the ordinary email rejection template. Honestly I feel that the engineer didn't want to hire me for some other reason as everytime, the engineer identified some limitation I was able to solve it. I think maybe in revolut, people are just expected to know the interview in advance and prepare for it like a robot instead of doing it in an iterative way. Still I think the questions are interesting and the problem was interesting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Concurrency issues, sharding, replication, cqrs, event sourcing, solid principles, acid database characteristics or even transaction isolation levels. Write a thread safe loadbalancer api in a tdd approach.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Revolut
Interview
The experience was disappointing and reflected a lack of professionalism.
The interaction gave the impression of a disorganised or potentially unhealthy work culture.
Answered most of the questions accurately and to the best of my ability.
The interview was initially scheduled for a short time slot. Toward the end, the interviewer asked for my availability and indicated that they would schedule a follow-up session to continue the discussion. However, no further communication or follow-up was received.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Revolut in May 2026
Interview
During the initial HR screening call, the recruiter explicitly stated that Revolut was not hiring for a specific team and that team fit would be determined only after the coding and system design stages.
However, after passing the screening, I received the following rejection message: “After carefully reviewing your experience, we've decided to move forward with candidates whose profiles more closely align with the specific requirements of the role. Please note that this decision is based on current team needs.”
This creates a clear inconsistency in the communication. If team allocation and specific requirements were to be evaluated only in later technical rounds, a rejection citing “current team needs” right after screening appears contradictory. Such practices can lead to candidates investing time in the interview process based on incomplete or misleading information at the early stage.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Revolut in Apr 2026
Interview
I interviewed for a Senior Software Engineer (Java) role.
The process was structured and fairly fast-paced: recruiter/screening conversation, technical discussions (coding and system design) focused on backend engineering and distributed systems, and a final manager/team-fit stage. Communication from recruiting was clear, and timelines were shared proactively. Overall, the process felt rigorous but very professional
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