Software Engineer Interview Experience - Madrid, Spain
Process
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Screening interview with questions about DBs, Java core, experience, and design.
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Coding interview, a simple problem with a few stages to complete, focusing on tests, simplicity, and concurrency.
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Technical discussion, a deep check on DB knowledge, scalability, resilience, metrics, DDD, and microservices. More than that, an in-memory concurrency problem to solve and implement.
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System design interview.
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Team fit interview, focusing on your experience and ownership.
Questions
How to ensure compatibility between different database schemas in canary deployments and green-blue deployments.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Revolut Software Engineer role in Madrid, Spain.
Success Rate
Revolut's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Madrid, Spain is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Revolut's Software Engineer interview process in Madrid, Spain.
Revolut Work Experiences
- 2.0Innovation With High Pace IssuesSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMadrid, SpainNovember 15, 2025Pros: A lot of innovation and a very competitive salary.Cons: The pace is too high. People just try to push everything forward with no quality intention in mind, just to complete KPIs.
- 5.0Great place for A playersSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeValencia, Valencian Community, SpainNovember 8, 2025Pros: Great product, great teammates, great mentality.Cons: A very complex and convoluted system, you need to be patient. You will spend more time to deliver things on the core side compared to other companies.
- 5.0Insane but worth itSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePortugal, PortugalOctober 17, 2025Pros: Compensation is great. Opportunities to learn. You can take ownership.Cons: Work-life balance may be a challenge.
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