I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Revolut (London, England) in Jul 2020
Interview
A recruiter came to me asking me if I wanted to apply to a Product Designer position. I said OF COURSE! it's Revolut!
So before we even met the recruiter asked me add brief explanation of a project with some screenshots to Figma.
The day of the interview with her she was super nice, explained every single detail and was very supportive. During this interview she explained the process had 4 or 5 phases and one was to review my Figma assessment and portfolio but the team had done that already and had said I should continue in the process.
So the next interview was with a Business Data guy.
To start, the showed up a bit late. He said in advance he had a very bad internet connection so communication might fail. In fact, it failed several times and he ended up connecting through his phone. It seemed he hadn't prepared the interview because he was hesitant about where to start. So he started by stretching out on the camera... He asked me about a complex problem I had to solve at work. I answered that but he was not very interested. Every single idea I said he would answer it with "oh sorry, what did you say?" not only because of the bad connection but because he was not listening.
Then he presented two problems to me and I had to choose one of them to propose a solution. I chose the first one and so this happened:
He said: "Really? Are you sure?" I was surprised but I said: "Yes, sure. Why not?" He insisted: "Are you sure you want to do this problem?"
I was a bit nervous at this point and I told him "Well, why do you insist if I'm sure about it?"
And he said "Well this is a problem, how can I say it... more analytically complex. People that are interviewed for business roles choose it. UX people always choose the second one.
It sounded as if it was a trick to me, so I said "well, if you prefer it that way, I choose the second problem". And he answered: "Ok great" Silence... "Ok start" he said. Start with what?!
So I started with the second problem as he suggested and when he realized I was doing that he said "Ah so you're doing the second one, I though you said you would do the first one"...
Anyway, he shared his screen to show me a few things I needed to know for that specific case. And while I was talking he was simply swithing tabs on his browser, not listening to me at all. Everything I said was answered back with a "Sorry can you repeat?".
Of course, after this terrible interview I was discarded from the process. Which is unffair, because they put a rude guy with no manners to make the first interview, not strictly referred to your role and takes this opportunity way.
You should choose better who you put in front of a camera to interview people. Now I have a different image from Revolut.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
He asked me to explain a complex problem I had solved in my job.
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Revolut
Interview
An exhausting and overly bureaucratic hiring process that dismisses candidates over a take-home assignment, even when they have a solid portfolio of real-world impact and results. You have to work for them (because of course they use this as reference to do their work), you have only 5 BUSINESS days to elaborate the home assignment but if you’re already working for another company, good look trying to get time to do that.
This was by far the worst interview experience of my entire career. There were lots of red flags, and even inexplicable rude behavior. I've never felt so disrespected during an interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about experience, expectations, past roles, and specific projects.
One aspect I genuinely appreciated was the clarity of communication throughout. The explanations of each stage, what to expect, what you were looking for, and the additional tips provided were thoughtful and well structured. It made the process feel organized and respectful of candidates’ time.
The experience would be significantly strengthened by including specific feedback following each stage. When candidates invest time and effort, thoughtful feedback is a meaningful and professional return on that effort. It supports growth and reflects positively on the company’s hiring standards. They do share feedback but the candidates need to ask for it specifically.
