I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Revolut
Interview
The best ever recruiter I have worked with! Friendly atmosphere. And I received all needed answers very quickly. The stages are following:
* quick interview with recruiter;
* home task (they told that supposed time to do is about 6-8 hours, but as always it took twice more);
* 2 hours technical interview
* and final interview with PO of the team you're supposed to work with
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The feature is that you are asked some "simple" tech question on screening interview.
Very kind. The questions weren’t easy, but with knowledge of database configurations, concurrency, locks, and some practical experience, you are able to answer them clearly, confidently, and effectively overall. It was good time.
HR interview, coding interview, then system design interview. No specific feedback from them. I really thought I went well and answered everything at least reasonably, but didn't get an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design Revolut Stays. Hotel info comes from an external partner. Bookings must be done through the external partner as well.
Recruiter round, they’re basically looking for buzz words. They asked for my experiences in handling different scenarios, then other db and concurrent related questions . Overall it was straightforward, just go through other’s experiences here and you should be covered
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Concurrency
Optimistic vs pessimistic locking
Db isolation levels