Front End Developer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
August 1, 2016
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The entire process took two weeks.
First, I got a short phone screen interview.
Then, I got an assignment to implement an autocomplete search box.
A week later, I got a technical phone interview.
Questions
How to Use HTML5 Data Attributes?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Rakuten Front End Developer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Rakuten's interview process for their Front End Developer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Rakuten's Front End Developer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Rakuten Work Experiences
3.0
RTO policy sucks
Front End Developer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Japan
June 12, 2025
Pros: talented members from all over the world
Cons: Asakai and RTO policy make me feel disappointed.
4.0
Great Exploration, Poor Balance
Front End Developer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
September 26, 2024
Pros: Have lots of opportunity to explore.
Cons: No major cons, just work-life balance is not good.
3.0
Data-oriented thinking.
Design comes after
Front End Developer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Japan
December 12, 2023
Pros: Rakuten is a good company for entry and junior-level engineers, or if you want to expand your skills. For example, if you only know frontend development but want to learn about backend, you might have opportunities in the company as they have tons of divisions.
Cons: Technology they use might be obsolete (depends on the division).
Also, from my experience, they don't value UI/UX as much as they should. Once the final design is delivered and made into an app, your job as a Frontend engineer is done, and they will ask you to jump to another division.
It doesn't seem like they have a concept of improving UI/UX, which I personally value.
- 3.0RTO policy sucksFront End Developer • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanJune 12, 2025Pros: talented members from all over the worldCons: Asakai and RTO policy make me feel disappointed.
- 4.0Great Exploration, Poor BalanceFront End Developer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaSeptember 26, 2024Pros: Have lots of opportunity to explore.Cons: No major cons, just work-life balance is not good.
- 3.0Data-oriented thinking. Design comes afterFront End Developer • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanDecember 12, 2023Pros: Rakuten is a good company for entry and junior-level engineers, or if you want to expand your skills. For example, if you only know frontend development but want to learn about backend, you might have opportunities in the company as they have tons of divisions.Cons: Technology they use might be obsolete (depends on the division). Also, from my experience, they don't value UI/UX as much as they should. Once the final design is delivered and made into an app, your job as a Frontend engineer is done, and they will ask you to jump to another division. It doesn't seem like they have a concept of improving UI/UX, which I personally value.
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