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Revolut Backend Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Revolut Backend Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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CodingStart here. 15 questions · ~200 min
Load Balancer for Ten ServersMedium
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Route requests across 10 servers with round-robin scheduling while skipping unhealthy servers.

ArraysAlgorithmsedge casesRevolut
Money Transfer API DesignHard
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Implement a REST-style money transfer operation with validation, atomic balance updates, and idempotency handling.

data persistenceapiapi testingRevolut
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SQL & Data Manipulation4 questions + 2 drills · ~73 min
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System Design12 questions · ~160 min
Mobile Feature Backend for Card IssuanceHard

Design the backend for card issuance and delivery tracking, while addressing URL shortening and concurrency fundamentals.

backend integrationdistributed systemsdelivery logisticsRevolut
Data Structures for High-Frequency LookupsHard

Compare data structures for a high-frequency lookup service, balancing latency, memory, update cost, and correctness.

high-frequency requestsinference latencyData StructuresRevolut
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Behavioral & Leadership3 questions · ~40 min
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More topics4 questions · ~53 min
Race Conditions in Multi-ThreadingHard

Tests how to identify race conditions and choose synchronization, atomic operations, or concurrent collections on the JVM.

Async ProgrammingJVM Internalstechnical fundamentalsRevolut
Optimizing Slow Database QueriesMedium

Explain how you diagnosed, optimized, validated, and safely deployed a fix for a slow database query.

alertingdatabase optimizationperformanceRevolut
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