Process
- The development experience and tech details.
- Some problems about habits in the programming experience, like how you learn new tech, why you want to be a developer, and how you solve problems in coding.
- Behavior Questions.
Questions
- The development experience and tech details.
- Some problems about habits in the programming experience. Like how you learn new tech, why you want to be a developer, and how you solve problems in coding, etc.
- Behavior Questions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the Rakuten Applications Engineer role in Japan.
Success Rate
44%
Pass Rate
Rakuten's interview process for their Applications Engineer roles in Japan is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral22%
Negative11%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Rakuten's Applications Engineer interview process in Japan.
Rakuten Work Experiences
3.0
Good and relaxed work culture
Applications Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Japan
November 7, 2017
Pros: Good work-life balance.
Free food and benefits.
Work culture is better than other Japanese companies as it's going global.
Cons: Comparably lower salary.
Timings are not very good.
No overtime pay for most employees.
4.0
Experience of working in Rakuten
Applications Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Japan
April 2, 2022
Pros: 1. In my team, we are using a relatively new tech stack, and I learned a lot from the projects I was working with. However, it depends on what team you are assigned to; some of them are using very old technology.
2. The workload is not crazy; you can have time to do what you are interested in.
Cons: Materials and resources management is not good. Sometimes, you need to spend a lot of time to find a reference.
4.0
Can be better
Applications Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Japan
March 18, 2025
Pros: - Free food (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
- Chill vibes depend on dept and team
- Good office location
Cons: - Started working in the office 4 days a week.
- Low salary.
- 3.0Good and relaxed work cultureApplications Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanNovember 7, 2017Pros: Good work-life balance. Free food and benefits. Work culture is better than other Japanese companies as it's going global.Cons: Comparably lower salary. Timings are not very good. No overtime pay for most employees.
- 4.0Experience of working in RakutenApplications Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanApril 2, 2022Pros: 1. In my team, we are using a relatively new tech stack, and I learned a lot from the projects I was working with. However, it depends on what team you are assigned to; some of them are using very old technology. 2. The workload is not crazy; you can have time to do what you are interested in.Cons: Materials and resources management is not good. Sometimes, you need to spend a lot of time to find a reference.
- 4.0Can be betterApplications Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanMarch 18, 2025Pros: - Free food (breakfast, lunch, dinner) - Chill vibes depend on dept and team - Good office locationCons: - Started working in the office 4 days a week. - Low salary.
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