Applications Engineer Interview Experience - Los Angeles, California
October 1, 2019
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I had one technical interview, which was a simple question about data structures. Then, I had one more interview about whether I would work for the API or UI department.
Questions
Do you prefer API or UI?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Rakuten Applications Engineer role in Los Angeles, California.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
Rakuten's interview process for their Applications Engineer roles in Los Angeles, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Rakuten's Applications Engineer interview process in Los Angeles, California.
Rakuten Work Experiences
4.0
Good Team, Environment
Applications Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Japan
April 19, 2021
Pros: Free meals
Nice environments
Strong employee communities
Facilities
Cons: Not much career path for engineers to grow.
Push engineers toward a management role.
Some from the business side still lack English communication skills.
Business-side decisions always come first over tech-side decisions.
3.0
Good Projects, Odd Culture
Applications Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Japan
January 16, 2024
Pros: We can work on a very good, diverse environment for service development.
Cons: There are some specific cultural elements that are sometimes bothering. However, this company is large enough for us to ignore these cultural elements, so it doesn't matter so much.
3.0
Very good work culture and work-life balance
Applications Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Japan
February 22, 2024
Pros: A lot of good engineers with quite high expertise.
Cons: Not-so-attractive employee benefits
All the Rakuten products have almost the same benefits, both for employees and non-employees.
- 4.0Good Team, EnvironmentApplications Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanApril 19, 2021Pros: Free meals Nice environments Strong employee communities FacilitiesCons: Not much career path for engineers to grow. Push engineers toward a management role. Some from the business side still lack English communication skills. Business-side decisions always come first over tech-side decisions.
- 3.0Good Projects, Odd CultureApplications Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanJanuary 16, 2024Pros: We can work on a very good, diverse environment for service development.Cons: There are some specific cultural elements that are sometimes bothering. However, this company is large enough for us to ignore these cultural elements, so it doesn't matter so much.
- 3.0Very good work culture and work-life balanceApplications Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanFebruary 22, 2024Pros: A lot of good engineers with quite high expertise.Cons: Not-so-attractive employee benefits All the Rakuten products have almost the same benefits, both for employees and non-employees.
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