The interview started with the interviewer stretching and saying how he was on holiday. A bit odd, but I thought perhaps it's some sort of icebreaker.
He explained his internet is not good so he might freeze. Not great, but ok, it happens. He seemed anxious, rushing what he was explaining sometimes, due to bad connection, I struggled to understand what he was saying. But no biggie.
Then we began. In my experience, not just during an interview, but whenever two people meet for the first time there is an introduction. The interviewer did not mention whether he had information on my profile or portfolio so I thought I'd start with a brief intro of myself. I was rudely interrupted and asked, "what is the problem you are trying to solve". Utterly inadequate, I thought and showed a lack of interest and respect. I explained I would like to introduce myself briefly. The answer was ok, continue. After a few seconds, I was interrupted again stating this is not the purpose of the problem-solving interview. I said, fine, let's crack on then.
I was interrupted numerous times during my presentation. This to me shows a deep lack of professionalism. The interruptions were rude and not constructive. I was asked numerous times what was the problem I was trying to solve (?!?) even after I have clearly described the problem. Felt like a question that HAD to be used because this was a problem-solving interview so I laughed it off a few times.
After the third "What is the problem you are trying to solve", I said, if you let me finish, you will know more about the problems I'm trying to solve. I continued after that for a couple of minutes and then was told I have 5 minutes to finish. Once again, complete lack of respect, not to mention my work was undermined a few times.
Just for anyone applying, I presented how I defined the problem and a clear problem statement, OKRs, my role in the project, metrics, UI, etc which in my opinion actually shows product thinking, hence the role of a PRODUCT designer. But this seemed uninteresting, somehow boring and irrelevant.
The second part of the "problem solving" interview was a poorly presented "problem" and an unclearly defined problem statement. It sounded more like "we want to make more money so we want people to do XYZ", which...you know...ok. The interviewer struggled to explain the problem and expectations. The system I was to comment on was inadequately and insufficiently presented as well, not to mention crashing in combination with the interviewer's video freezing.
Judging by the interviewer's questions it sounded like a solution of the sort "let's make this button bright red" was expected. When asking more in-depth questions, I was told we are not looking for a marketing solution (?!). There was a roleplay part which was awkward and showed the interviewer has never actually done research.
I can go on and on, but overall this was one of the worst experiences I've had in an interview as the interviewer seemed arrogant, ignorant, and unable to conduct a constructive interview. It left me with the impression that the problem-solving process in Revolut is reduced simply by random decisions made with a finger in the air without clearly defined problems and driven by business needs rather than actual user pain points.
I was left with a poor impression and disappointment of the company's culture to the point I cringe now when I use their product.
I hope this feedback is welcomed and the process is improved for future candidates.
