Process
I was told the first round is a 1-hour interview asking coding/SD questions, but everything is uncertain. It is really confusing. I scheduled it for two weeks later, but the interviewer rejected me 14 minutes before the scheduled interview time.
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1st round is a 1-hr interview asking coding/SD, but everything is uncertain.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Rakuten Senior Backend Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
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Rakuten's interview process for their Senior Backend Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Rakuten's Senior Backend Engineer interview process in United States.
Rakuten Work Experiences
3.0
Free Lunch, Free Learning website
Applications Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Japan
October 3, 2021
Pros: Rakuten provides free lunch to all employees; it's quite good.
Tech employees can get subscription accounts for O'Reilly, Pluralsight, and Udemy.
Cons: Too many meetings and sharing topics.
Different kinds of management styles between teams.
Monday Asakai starts from 7:00 AM.
3.0
Rakuten Tokyo review
Front End Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Japan
May 13, 2024
Pros: Nice lunch and dinner at the cafeteria.
Cons: Bad management style, closed mindsets hinder growth.
5.0
Great Perks, Decent Pay
QA Automation Engineer • Former Employee
Singapore, Singapore
April 22, 2025
Pros: Good culture, lots of employee perks.
Cons: Apparently, the pay is not very high, but I don't know.
- 3.0Free Lunch, Free Learning websiteApplications Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanOctober 3, 2021Pros: Rakuten provides free lunch to all employees; it's quite good. Tech employees can get subscription accounts for O'Reilly, Pluralsight, and Udemy.Cons: Too many meetings and sharing topics. Different kinds of management styles between teams. Monday Asakai starts from 7:00 AM.
- 3.0Rakuten Tokyo reviewFront End Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanMay 13, 2024Pros: Nice lunch and dinner at the cafeteria.Cons: Bad management style, closed mindsets hinder growth.
- 5.0Great Perks, Decent PayQA Automation Engineer • Former EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeApril 22, 2025Pros: Good culture, lots of employee perks.Cons: Apparently, the pay is not very high, but I don't know.
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