Revolut approached me, and the process of booking the "introductory" interview was easy. That's where the "good" ends.

The interviewer was a few minutes late, which I can understand, and spent some time explaining the process. This is one of the longest and most intense ones I've been a part of.

Besides the intro, they have:

• A technical interview
• A practical exercise
• A culture fit

Yes, they do it the opposite of every other company I've interviewed with, front-loading the book smarts before you even know if this is the right environment for you.

I'm glad I wasted only 30 minutes on this bureaucratic and "development by the textbook" company.

This was booked as an "introductory interview"; their technicals are separate.

Yet I was asked about several acronyms and asked to give dictionary definitions.

Whenever I tried to provide more background on how I apply the concepts mentioned in practice, the interviewer rushed me because they "had more questions to ask" and were only interested in regurgitated definitions.