Process
HR phone call, followed by a coding round with the hiring manager. Then you meet the team.
Skills assessed:
- SQL basics
- Deduplication of tables
- Joins, aggregate functions, window functions
String and array manipulation for coding (LeetCode easy level).
Questions
Deduplication of table
A basic and efficient solution.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Rakuten Data Engineer role in Canada.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Rakuten's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in Canada is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral50%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Rakuten's Data Engineer interview process in Canada.
Rakuten Work Experiences
2.0
Your career will face a major setback here
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Japan
June 28, 2024
Pros: Free meal, big company, good for your visa status.
Cons: Very typical Japanese company decision-making style, everything very slow and top-down. The CEO has an obsession about the mobile business, and employees are forced to sell mobile plans.
4.0
Great Team, Very Flexible
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Japan
March 22, 2024
Pros: Good working environment. International team and flexible.
Cons: Nothing as such. It was a very good experience working in Rakuten.
3.0
Friendly Team, Manager Interference
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Japan, Missouri, United States
June 18, 2022
Pros: Very friendly, helpful, and collaborative.
Cons: Influence by upper layer of managers
- 2.0Your career will face a major setback hereData Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanJune 28, 2024Pros: Free meal, big company, good for your visa status.Cons: Very typical Japanese company decision-making style, everything very slow and top-down. The CEO has an obsession about the mobile business, and employees are forced to sell mobile plans.
- 4.0Great Team, Very FlexibleData Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanMarch 22, 2024Pros: Good working environment. International team and flexible.Cons: Nothing as such. It was a very good experience working in Rakuten.
- 3.0Friendly Team, Manager InterferenceData Engineer • Current EmployeeJapan, Missouri, United StatesJune 18, 2022Pros: Very friendly, helpful, and collaborative.Cons: Influence by upper layer of managers
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