I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Revolut (London, England) in Oct 2024
Interview
Writing this review specifically about the problem solving interview (and doing so before I hear whether I've been successful or not, to avoid bias)
The stage consists of a 45 minute conversation which includes very brief intros at the start and Q&A at the end, but is focused on 35/40 minutes of a case study in the middle
The case study itself is ok. The problem will be general enough that you don't need to know about Revolut as a business, you just need to apply some problem solving thought processes, show an ability to identify the problem, think through solutions (pros/cons) and recommend a preferred approach. The interviewer will help funnel you down the right path since there are always multiple ways of looking at things.
I actually got two problems in one - both related to the recruitment process but two different parts of the process to solve for. I didn't expect that but it was still a manageable degree of complexity
The main gripe I had coming away from it was that my interviewer was quite brisk, to put it politely. No time is wasted on relationship building or helping you to feel at ease. I'm grown up enough to get over that and focus on the task anyway, but I came away from the interview wondering whether thats the sort of person I really want to work with
I also asked about culture at the end, e.g. "what makes people like working at Revolut and what makes them stay" and the answer was basically money. I'm sure we all like money but that answer, together with very impersonal tone of the interview was quite jarring for me
Overall, quite a negative experience. I wanted to write this review so that others are not so surprised if they encounter the same issues
I was contacted through LinkedIn. The process went as follows:
1. HR call: positive experience. Mix between understanding my background deeper and giving HR information regarding the role. Recruiter was helpful, professional, and friendly.
2. Online test: positive experience. Went as expected and felt relatively easy.
3. HR call: positive experience; was briefed on next steps.
4. Take-home exercise: skipped this step
5. Business case: positive experience. Interviewer was professional, friendly and collaborative. Case was simple in design but allowed for extensive discussions.
6. Bar raiser interview: terrible experience. Stone-cold interviewer who wasn’t agile between questions and shortened the interview to a ridiculous duration. No follow-up question asked. Interviewer didn’t bother answering questions regarding his experience/the firm with any full sentence. Very confusing experience that felt like a loss of time…
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In the bar raiser interview: what was the mission of your previous role and your business metrics, who were you reporting to, how would your previous employer rate your performance out of 10, did you get promoted within the same timeline as your peers, what was one of your main achievements, what is an elegant but simple solution you found to a problem, tell me about a time you solved an inefficiency in a process
made it till round 4(problem solving interview). Good experience. They arranged screening call, then aptitude test, then PS. The interviewers were friendly and supportive. PS round was difficult for me as I was not able to think on the spot during the interview.
Long. Pre-screening, aptitude test, gmat sort of test, problem solving, case, bar raiser. I had a bad experience. Not because the interviews very difficult, but the attitude was rude, they were mean, arrive late to the calls. If that is the interview...how is the working culture day by day?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Airport ops type of business case. Gmat test. Study MBB case and you will be fine.