Senior Software Developer Interview Experience - Canada
June 4, 2023
Negative ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Recruiter reached out in a group email thread. Red flag number one. I then scheduled a phone screen with the recruiter, who promptly never showed up to the scheduled time. When emailing the recruiter to follow up or reschedule, the recruiter never replied. A terrible and unprofessional experience overall.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Rakuten Senior Software Developer role in Canada.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Rakuten's interview process for their Senior Software Developer roles in Canada is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Neutral50%
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Rakuten's Senior Software Developer interview process in Canada.
Rakuten Work Experiences
3.0
International company with huge differences across sub-companies
Senior Software Developer • Current Employee
Paris, France
April 15, 2021
Pros: Many core businesses, tough engineering problems, an international company, and good engineers on average.
Cons: Management is extremely chaotic and poor. There are no standards across sub-companies, which makes collaboration really hard.
1.0
It was a wrong turn in life
Senior Software Developer • Former Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
October 27, 2017
Pros: Nice location and reasonably good office.
Free breakfast and lunch once a week.
Friendly crowd in general.
Cons: No clue what the right thing to do there is.
Agile process they follow is a ruse.
There is a big brother team in Tokyo which shadows all decision making.
Very arrogant managers. Of course life is a party for them.
Quality is a funny word. Everything is about quantity.
Small team, low salary, overloaded with work.
3.0
Salary is less, and I need to be in the office 4/5 days
Senior Software Developer • Former Employee
Tokyo, Japan
May 20, 2025
Pros: Nice environment and benefits, like food and gym.
Cons: Old Japanese employees who cannot speak English and whose mindset is traditional.
- 3.0International company with huge differences across sub-companiesSenior Software Developer • Current EmployeeParis, FranceApril 15, 2021Pros: Many core businesses, tough engineering problems, an international company, and good engineers on average.Cons: Management is extremely chaotic and poor. There are no standards across sub-companies, which makes collaboration really hard.
- 1.0It was a wrong turn in lifeSenior Software Developer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomOctober 27, 2017Pros: Nice location and reasonably good office. Free breakfast and lunch once a week. Friendly crowd in general.Cons: No clue what the right thing to do there is. Agile process they follow is a ruse. There is a big brother team in Tokyo which shadows all decision making. Very arrogant managers. Of course life is a party for them. Quality is a funny word. Everything is about quantity. Small team, low salary, overloaded with work.
- 3.0Salary is less, and I need to be in the office 4/5 daysSenior Software Developer • Former EmployeeTokyo, JapanMay 20, 2025Pros: Nice environment and benefits, like food and gym.Cons: Old Japanese employees who cannot speak English and whose mindset is traditional.
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