I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Revolut in Nov 2024
Interview
I didn't pass further than the first stage which is Live coding session. Task was pretty simple: design a URL shortener class in pure Java (without any additional libs&frameworks). There are additional requirements that you have to clarify. I overcomplicated the solution too much and didn't use correct concurrency and other primitives here and there. The next day they emailed me detailed feedback which all the shortcomings of my performance! The interviewer is an Engineer there, was nice throughout the process, gave hints from time to time - nothing to complain about.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a very simple URL shortener in Java: in-memory storage is fine, up to 100 URLs, only two methods (shorten and get/unshortnen), thread-safe (preferably in TDD style, but I was not following it strictly, and there was nothing on it in the feedback afterwards). Afterwards there as a small discussion on how to improve the design, whether it's thread-safe, about the test cases and so on.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Revolut (London, England) in Feb 2026
Interview
Leetcode like question, technical test. The first test was leet code like and solved it easily. The second one was a chat with an interview which involved concurrency and database questions
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Revolut in Jul 2025
Interview
I was scheduled for a chat with a recruiter from Europe. This was changed last minute for someone from India instead who spoke poor English and was reading from a script. They included a few technical questions. The whole thing felt mechanical and impersonal.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked basic data structure questions (e.g. dictionary access time complexity in Python, bubble sort time complexity...) as well as other basic facts that were already listed in my resume and linkedin
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Revolut
Interview
Cleared all technical rounds(living coding, coding+tech conversation, system design). Got rejected after a few team fit rounds. Waste of time to be honest. What's the point of all the tech rounds?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What your most challenging project/ proudest achievement ?
Backend Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Revolut with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 35.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Backend Engineer roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Revolut overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Revolut as a Backend Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Presentation: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
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