Backend Engineer Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
June 1, 2019
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
It took around 3 weeks and involved the following steps:
- Phone screening
- Technical assessment (SQL exercises and 2 Python tasks)
- Onsite interview
- Meeting with 2 product owners to determine team fit
The technical assessment was quite interesting and I had 3 days to complete it.
The interviewers were friendly, making the process enjoyable.
Additionally, I received feedback quite quickly after each step.
Overall, I believe it was a positive experience.
Questions
A system design question: How would I design a web application (we discussed REST API, SQL, scaling, etc.)?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Revolut Backend Engineer role in London, United Kingdom.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Revolut's interview process for their Backend Engineer roles in London, the United Kingdom is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral50%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Revolut's Backend Engineer interview process in London, United Kingdom.
Revolut Work Experiences
5.0
Spread your wings
Backend Engineer • Current Employee
Kraków, Poland
March 4, 2019
Pros: Company allows you to use your full skill set.
Cons: The job is not for everyone. Definitely need to watch work-life balance.
5.0
Great place to work at
Backend Engineer • Current Employee
January 7, 2022
Pros: - Lots of learning
- Top-tier coworkers
- Great pay
- Remote offering
- Top code quality
- Objective-based
- Working hours flexibility
Cons: I don't have any. I know I might sound biased, and I've just been at Revolut for one month, but my time here has been superb.
1.0
Think twice before you go there
Backend Engineer • Former Employee
Moscow, Moscow, Russia
October 13, 2020
Pros: 1. You can gain some experience in the finance domain.
2. There are few good developers.
3. It's still good for your resume.
4. Stock options (but you can't sell them).
Cons: 1. Toxic culture.
2. Fairly incompetent management.
3. Unpaid constant overtimes. The company, of course, is saying something like, "We do not expect overtimes."
4. Broken, political-based promotion process.
5. CTO with his "interesting" ideas about system design. Moreover, he developed a trash framework and forces everyone to use it. He practices shaming of developers who have already left.
6. Low compensation (approximately 25% lower in comparison with the local market).
7. Limited tech stack – you will not be able to gain technical experience.
8. Normally at Revolut, management is treated as something more important than developers.
9. Managers force employees to leave a good review for the company on Glassdoor.
- 5.0Spread your wingsBackend Engineer • Current EmployeeKraków, PolandMarch 4, 2019Pros: Company allows you to use your full skill set.Cons: The job is not for everyone. Definitely need to watch work-life balance.
- 5.0Great place to work atBackend Engineer • Current EmployeeJanuary 7, 2022Pros: - Lots of learning - Top-tier coworkers - Great pay - Remote offering - Top code quality - Objective-based - Working hours flexibilityCons: I don't have any. I know I might sound biased, and I've just been at Revolut for one month, but my time here has been superb.
- 1.0Think twice before you go thereBackend Engineer • Former EmployeeMoscow, Moscow, RussiaOctober 13, 2020Pros: 1. You can gain some experience in the finance domain. 2. There are few good developers. 3. It's still good for your resume. 4. Stock options (but you can't sell them).Cons: 1. Toxic culture. 2. Fairly incompetent management. 3. Unpaid constant overtimes. The company, of course, is saying something like, "We do not expect overtimes." 4. Broken, political-based promotion process. 5. CTO with his "interesting" ideas about system design. Moreover, he developed a trash framework and forces everyone to use it. He practices shaming of developers who have already left. 6. Low compensation (approximately 25% lower in comparison with the local market). 7. Limited tech stack – you will not be able to gain technical experience. 8. Normally at Revolut, management is treated as something more important than developers. 9. Managers force employees to leave a good review for the company on Glassdoor.
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