Big Data Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
April 1, 2021
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview is smooth, and the people are friendly. The interview process typically includes the following steps:
- Writing a job description
- Posting a job
- Scheduling interviews
- Conducting preliminary interviews
- Conducting in-person interviews
- Following up with candidates
- Making a hire.
Questions
LeetCode questions like linked lists, decode string.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Rakuten Big Data Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Rakuten's interview process for their Big Data Engineer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Rakuten's Big Data Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Rakuten Work Experiences
4.0
Good work environment
Big Data Engineer • Former Employee
San Mateo, California, United States
May 30, 2025
Pros: Learned a lot.
Good work/life balance.
Good team.
Good severance.
Cons: Unclear business direction.
Too conservative and traditional, unyielding.
4.0
Full Stack Engineer Interview
Associate Application Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Japan
December 3, 2025
Pros: Working in Japan in a global organization
Cons: Salary is low because the cost of living in Tokyo is high.
5.0
Software Engineer 2
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bangalore Rural, Karnataka, India
December 3, 2025
Pros: Good work culture and good work-life balance.
Cons: Nothing as of now, good as of now.
- 4.0Good work environmentBig Data Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Mateo, California, United StatesMay 30, 2025Pros: Learned a lot. Good work/life balance. Good team. Good severance.Cons: Unclear business direction. Too conservative and traditional, unyielding.
- 4.0Full Stack Engineer InterviewAssociate Application Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanDecember 3, 2025Pros: Working in Japan in a global organizationCons: Salary is low because the cost of living in Tokyo is high.
- 5.0Software Engineer 2Software Engineer • Current EmployeeBangalore Rural, Karnataka, IndiaDecember 3, 2025Pros: Good work culture and good work-life balance.Cons: Nothing as of now, good as of now.
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