I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Revolut in Apr 2022
Interview
Recruiter contacted via LinkedIn, I told my doubts about the company given the comments I read in Glassdoor. He told me they've changed and I should give them a try, so I agreed to have a call with another recruiter.
This call has been the most awkward, weird and clueless interview in my whole life! They demonstrate a toxic culture since the HR screening.
The recruiter was much more into following her script and asking me theoretical questions rather than getting to know me best and checking whether I could be a good peronal/cultural fit for the company...
You came to me trying to get me into this process, I didn't apply. So please, have the minimum human skills to focus on me as a professional and not as a living wikipedia. As senior software engineer, I can prepare for almost any topic, and learn about any technology, best practice, etc. in very little time; that's the important thing, how much I'm willing and able to learn in a certain amount time!
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Tell me about Optimistic and Pessimistic Locking (the recruiter didn't even wrote it right...), what they are and how they differ.
The experience was similar to what has already been described by others. I passed the first two stages but did not pass the system design interview.
My first attempt was definitely on me — I was not prepared well enough. I took the feedback seriously, prepared much better for the second attempt, and expected a more balanced evaluation. However, the second system design interview felt frustrating because the interviewer repeatedly guided the discussion toward minor or less important parts of the design, which consumed a significant amount of time and prevented me from properly covering the core architecture and trade-offs.
Overall, the process was useful, but the system design stage felt inconsistent and highly dependent on the interviewer’s style.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Live coding:
Implement a load balancer.
Implement an account ledger.
SD:
apartment booking system
card delivery system
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.
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