It was supposed to be a 5-hour interview with 5 different individuals.
It was a very bad experience, as my interview was stopped in the middle when I asked for more details to understand the technical question put forth by the first interviewer.
This is a very bad experience I've encountered in my 20 years in this field.
I felt there was no alignment between the team lead who selected me for the in-person interview and the teammate who interviewed me first during the in-person.
Some string manipulation which I was trying to understand.
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Rakuten Senior Software Engineer role in San Mateo, California.
Rakuten's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Mateo, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Rakuten's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Mateo, California.