The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Revolut
Interview
-> Cool HackerRank initial test
-> Screen with hr told him I wanted to join fincrime ds team.
-> Assignment about product. Not very clear but did it anyways.
-> Interview with two data scientists, everything went quite smooth, especially I believe I answered all technical questions thoroughly.
Then received a mail telling me I wasn’t retained based on some business considerations about the product. A bit disappointing when you want to do fincrime.
Overall, felt a bit like losing lot of time on the wrong assignment
too long process. many steps. strange livecoding where after an optimal solution they ask you about another optimal solution. A little annoying ML interview where you have to solve basic theory of probability tasks for senior position
Rapid-fire format — interviewer moved through topics quickly, frequently interrupting to redirect when answers got too long or off-track. Several questions were skipped due to time pressure or when the candidate struggled to formulate a clear answer
What I appreciated most was the transparency. The recruiters kept me updated at every stage, and the interviewers were clearly experts in their fields. They didn't just look for the "right" answer but were interested in my thought process and how I handle edge cases in data. The technical discussions were intellectually stimulating rather than intimidating.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Discussion of past projects, deepdive on specifics