Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Germany
October 5, 2020
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I was interviewed for a senior backend developer role. It consisted of these steps:
- 1h - Call with HR, where they suddenly started to ask technical questions (CQRS, O(n), log(n), etc.)
- 1h - Live code assessment with 1-2 developers
- 1h - Another deep tech talk with 1-2 devs, also a practical task, but mostly questions
- ~1h - Design tech talk, architecture
- HR soft skills talk
Questions
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On a live code assessment, I was asked to write three tasks in a row on the same project about load balancing. This was to assess my code-writing speed, and no deep knowledge was needed. Junits were involved.
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A lot of irrelevant questions were asked, focusing on a deep understanding of how everything works under the hood. There was a small code task on concurrency, isolation levels, atomicity, replication and sharding, and microservices versus monoliths. I was expecting them to ask which assembler commands were being called for a particular operation.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Revolut Senior Software Engineer role in Germany.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Revolut's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Germany is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive10%
Neutral30%
Negative60%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Revolut's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Germany.
Revolut Work Experiences
4.0
Best place for passionate people. Good place for everyone else
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Kraków, Poland
November 28, 2018
Pros: Most of the people there are passionate about their job.
If you're looking for challenges and a passionate workplace, it's the right place for you.
If you're a "family man" and you're able to get stuff done, it's also okay. But nobody will guide you. Be proactive and expect that.
Get stuff done, and you will be trusted to do even more stuff.
Quite a flat structure. No matter who you are, you can affect the product and talk to anyone, regardless of title.
Remote friendly. If you are trusted and you are able to deliver, you can work from anywhere you want, even for a few months.
It's a pro and con at the same time, but here you will want to work more and more. Nobody will force you, but you will be fascinated yourself, so be careful :P
Many, many, many more other pluses.
Cons: Work-life balance will suffer more than in other places, but your hard work is paying off.
Despite the stereotype about "fancy startup perks" in the office, etc., it's not the case for Revolut. You're here to work, not for a PlayStation, Xbox, or whatever. Although it is changing right now.
A company never spends money on something it doesn't need and will try hard to keep lean on services and subscriptions, even if it's a few bucks a month. You need to have a real justification before they will buy it. Sometimes it makes sense, and sometimes it's extremely annoying.
Problems with delegations sometimes. It's getting better, though.
5.0
Amazing, life-changing experience
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
January 24, 2025
Pros: Incredible, exciting, beautiful business. Building an honest, legitimate product. Ignore the haters and critics – they are envious mediocrities.
This product is helping millions of ordinary people get banked, control their money, build their wealth, and gain the financial and non-financial rewards of travel and global mobility.
Cons: You will be challenged to the maximum. The people are great, the business is great, but the work itself is very difficult and demanding. A Stoic attitude is recommended. Embrace hardships and make peace with the possibility of loss.
But you will treasure any time spent in this company, if you value personal growth and strengthening yourself.
5.0
I like it
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
May 23, 2023
Pros: Competitive salary,
opportunity to grow,
excellent team.
Cons: A bit aggressive management, hardworking culture.
- 4.0Best place for passionate people. Good place for everyone elseSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeKraków, PolandNovember 28, 2018Pros: Most of the people there are passionate about their job. If you're looking for challenges and a passionate workplace, it's the right place for you. If you're a "family man" and you're able to get stuff done, it's also okay. But nobody will guide you. Be proactive and expect that. Get stuff done, and you will be trusted to do even more stuff. Quite a flat structure. No matter who you are, you can affect the product and talk to anyone, regardless of title. Remote friendly. If you are trusted and you are able to deliver, you can work from anywhere you want, even for a few months. It's a pro and con at the same time, but here you will want to work more and more. Nobody will force you, but you will be fascinated yourself, so be careful :P Many, many, many more other pluses.Cons: Work-life balance will suffer more than in other places, but your hard work is paying off. Despite the stereotype about "fancy startup perks" in the office, etc., it's not the case for Revolut. You're here to work, not for a PlayStation, Xbox, or whatever. Although it is changing right now. A company never spends money on something it doesn't need and will try hard to keep lean on services and subscriptions, even if it's a few bucks a month. You need to have a real justification before they will buy it. Sometimes it makes sense, and sometimes it's extremely annoying. Problems with delegations sometimes. It's getting better, though.
- 5.0Amazing, life-changing experienceSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaJanuary 24, 2025Pros: Incredible, exciting, beautiful business. Building an honest, legitimate product. Ignore the haters and critics – they are envious mediocrities. This product is helping millions of ordinary people get banked, control their money, build their wealth, and gain the financial and non-financial rewards of travel and global mobility.Cons: You will be challenged to the maximum. The people are great, the business is great, but the work itself is very difficult and demanding. A Stoic attitude is recommended. Embrace hardships and make peace with the possibility of loss. But you will treasure any time spent in this company, if you value personal growth and strengthening yourself.
- 5.0I like itSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeDubai, United Arab EmiratesMay 23, 2023Pros: Competitive salary, opportunity to grow, excellent team.Cons: A bit aggressive management, hardworking culture.
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