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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Tokyo

August 1, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The first interview will be with a recruiter. In this stage, you will introduce yourself and talk about your professional experience. It mainly focuses on evaluating your English communication skills, cultural fit, and overall background.

The second stage was with another interviewer, but the experience felt unclear. The questions were vague and very general, so I often felt like I was just talking to myself. The lack of engagement made the interview feel monotonous, and I found the interviewer yawning throughout the entire session.

Questions

In the second stage, the interviewer asked me questions related to Kafka, RabbitMQ, CQRS, Saga Orchestration, and microservices.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Rakuten Senior Software Engineer role in Tokyo.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

Rakuten's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Tokyo is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive38%
Neutral38%
Negative25%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Rakuten's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Tokyo.

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