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Revolut Software Engineer concurrency and database interview experience

RevolutSoftware Engineer · HR Screen · Jul 2026

The interviews centered on backend fundamentals: concurrency, databases, and how transactions behave under pressure. The process began with an HR round that included technical scenarios rather than staying purely behavioral. I was asked about concurrency and isolation, and we discussed database topics such as locking, CQRS, sharding, and indexes. Later technical interviews focused on production-r…

Shared by a candidate · reported Jul 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.