Engineering Manager Interview Experience - Bengaluru, Karnataka
Process
I got a call for an 'Engineering Manager' role in Rakuten Bangalore. My overall experience was really bad, thanks to the interviewer.
First of all, he is an architect who was interviewing for a different role. I have worked with many architects in the past, and some of them are currently reporting to me as well in my current role. But this person was really arrogant and he wanted to hear what he thinks.
He doesn't care whether others' opinions are correct or not. There are multiple ways of solving a problem, but I guess this person is unidirectional. Not sure how his current team is working with him; I am sure he must be a pain to deal with.
I don't feel bad because I was rejected, but I feel so sorry that Rakuten has such employees who don't know how to take interviews. Please ensure that you put the right interviewer in place for respective roles. Hope it helps so that you can take corrective action in the future.
Questions
- Design a cloud solution for Outlook.
- Questions about cloud services and product management.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Rakuten Engineering Manager role in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Success Rate
Rakuten's interview process for their Engineering Manager roles in Bengaluru, Karnataka is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Rakuten's Engineering Manager interview process in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Rakuten Work Experiences
- 5.0It's a great place to work, learn, and growEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaMarch 19, 2025Pros: Culture, benefits, work-life balance, and leaders are great here. CXOs are great here. Sr. VPs and Directors are very friendly and supportive. They help you learn and be a better engineer every step of the way.Cons: Nothing as such, as far as I see.
- 4.0Secure place to workEngineering Manager • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJanuary 25, 2023Pros: Work-life balance. Career growth at regular intervals. Opportunity to switch teams/departments. Benefits like breakfast, lunch, and leave policies. Good caretaker of employees. Low performers can easily survive.Cons: Slow pace of work. Scale is not big. Decision making is slow from Tokyo. Although being a big org, this is expected.
- 1.0Stay away if you are a senior profileEngineering Manager • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaSeptember 26, 2021Pros: Good for knowledge acquisition, as there are challenging opportunities. Very experienced and wise leaders at the helm (India) - again, a learning opportunity for those with open minds. Free food. (Is free food a pro? I never had it, and maybe foodies may love this.)Cons: Pay, probably not very on par with industry. Almost poor in unfortunate cases where the employee may not negotiate beforehand. Senior leadership in India is very talented and of good pedigree. However, they are very passive, with all controls left over to Japan. This leads to a situation where control goes into incorrect/inexperienced hands. There was resultant chaos and a lot of autocratic style resulting from such situations in my case (certain divisions).
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