I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Revolut in Jan 2025
Interview
Incredibly disappointing for such an on-the-face-of-it innovative company. The first round is a screening where in theory they explain the whole process and get to know you a bit better before asking some basic screening questions. The interviewer I got was hands-down the worst I’ve ever got. He was completely disinterested in me as a person and rushed through a slideshow on the process as a whole. I had to ask him to bring it back to even see the information, which seemed to annoy him. We then whipped through some general tech questions, which was extremely awkward as he was not technical in any way. You just had to say the answer he had written down on his notes. This was already extremely offputting and I had no intention of continuing the process from this initial point because of it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If the hash of two objects are equal, does that mean the two objects themselves are equal?
The experience was similar to what has already been described by others. I passed the first two stages but did not pass the system design interview.
My first attempt was definitely on me — I was not prepared well enough. I took the feedback seriously, prepared much better for the second attempt, and expected a more balanced evaluation. However, the second system design interview felt frustrating because the interviewer repeatedly guided the discussion toward minor or less important parts of the design, which consumed a significant amount of time and prevented me from properly covering the core architecture and trade-offs.
Overall, the process was useful, but the system design stage felt inconsistent and highly dependent on the interviewer’s style.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Live coding:
Implement a load balancer.
Implement an account ledger.
SD:
apartment booking system
card delivery system
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.