I applied online. I interviewed at Revolut in Feb 2024
Interview
I sat my 'live coding' interview a week ago and still have not been told if I have passed or not.
My experience during the first round interview was good. I was caught a little off guard by being asked some technical questions during this round but I assume that is by design. I was then invited to book a `live coding` interview along with instructions on how best to prepare and the expected coding environment that needed to be setup and working prior to the interview starting. All very professional I was fairly impressed.
The `live coding` interview was OK. They put a large emphasis on using TDD but also completing the task to a production quality. These two concepts do work a bit against each other when you have such a small amount of time. Eg: For a production quality function I would (and did) spend a lot of time validating the input to the function. (eventually the interviewer did tell me to not worry anymore with input validation) but by then I had wasted a bunch of time. The interviewer did not provide me with any kind of requirements which again goes against the time factor by having to build my own set of requirements by asking questions or coding in the wrong direction for some time.
My real issues started after the `live coding` interview. My expectations for when I would know if I passed the interview or not were set at the end of the interview. My interviewer thanked me for attending and told me that he would let the recruiter know straight away.
The next day I sent an email to the Revolut recruiter asking about the result. I received nothing back for another 2 days. I was told the recruiter would ask about the result and get back to me as soon as possible. After another day waiting I send another email to which I still haven't received a response.
I have been polite and have asked about when I could expect to hear the result of my interview so as to correctly set my clearly non realistic expectations of the time line. I have had little to no response form Revolut and the professionalism and preparation I afforded them has not been reciprocated at all.
I can now only assume that I did not pass the interview and have simply been tossed aside. I hope I simply fell through some kind of internal process and this is not how they treat people and conduct their business.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Live coding: write a URL shortener in java using TDD.
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.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Revolut in Apr 2026
Interview
I interviewed for a Senior Software Engineer (Java) role.
The process was structured and fairly fast-paced: recruiter/screening conversation, technical discussions (coding and system design) focused on backend engineering and distributed systems, and a final manager/team-fit stage. Communication from recruiting was clear, and timelines were shared proactively. Overall, the process felt rigorous but very professional