Junior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Japan
November 7, 2025
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Like most Japanese companies, the interview questions were mainly about personal experiences, followed by in-depth digging into those experiences, with few technical questions. It seems they value a person's potential more than their current abilities.
Questions
What was the one thing you were most passionate about during your student days?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Rakuten Junior Software Engineer role in Japan.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Rakuten's interview process for their Junior Software Engineer roles in Japan is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral50%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Rakuten's Junior Software Engineer interview process in Japan.
Rakuten Work Experiences
4.0
Great People, Great Work-Life Balance, OK Pay
Junior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
July 8, 2019
Pros: Great people, a company that seems to care about its employees, amazing work-life balance, and the ability to work remotely.
Cons: Not a very competitive salary.
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.
3.0
English Speaker Friendly
QA Automation Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
December 3, 2025
Pros: Rakuten uses English as the main working language.
No Japanese is required.
Cons: The salary increases very slowly.
- 4.0Great People, Great Work-Life Balance, OK PayJunior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJuly 8, 2019Pros: Great people, a company that seems to care about its employees, amazing work-life balance, and the ability to work remotely.Cons: Not a very competitive salary.
- 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.
- 3.0English Speaker FriendlyQA Automation Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, Tokyo, JapanDecember 3, 2025Pros: Rakuten uses English as the main working language. No Japanese is required.Cons: The salary increases very slowly.
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