Software Engineer Interview Experience - Australia
January 1, 2016
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I applied online and received an email to do a web test. The web test is just some general questions and it should be easy to pass. After that, I received another email asking me to do the video interview, which had 5 questions, and they were all general questions too. After that, I undertook another 3 interviews through Skype.
Questions
Why Rakuten?
Why Japan?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Rakuten Software Engineer role in Australia.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Rakuten's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Rakuten's Software Engineer interview process in Australia.
Rakuten Work Experiences
5.0
Rakuten Marketing takes care of its employees
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
August 2, 2016
Pros: Good pay, relaxed culture, frequent catered meals, friendly, welcoming people, top-of-the-line benefits, good bosses, nice location, work-provided laptop.
Cons: Weekly meetings with the whole company are not very pertinent to me. That's imposed by corporate in Japan.
Challenging industry. If Rakuten stops innovating and adapting, things could go south quickly, but I think we're on the right track.
3.0
Overall good company
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
October 10, 2023
Pros: Good company, provides facilities, and free food.
Cons: Working culture is horrible. Team management is not good.
2.0
High turnover for engineers
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Japan
November 2, 2021
Pros: Good WLB (depending on department).
Lots of internal movement opportunities.
Good growth for early career.
Cons: No work from home.
Low pay, broken evaluation system for IC.
High turnover, low morale.
Top-down culture in many departments.
- 5.0Rakuten Marketing takes care of its employeesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSalt Lake City, Utah, United StatesAugust 2, 2016Pros: Good pay, relaxed culture, frequent catered meals, friendly, welcoming people, top-of-the-line benefits, good bosses, nice location, work-provided laptop.Cons: Weekly meetings with the whole company are not very pertinent to me. That's imposed by corporate in Japan. Challenging industry. If Rakuten stops innovating and adapting, things could go south quickly, but I think we're on the right track.
- 3.0Overall good companySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaOctober 10, 2023Pros: Good company, provides facilities, and free food.Cons: Working culture is horrible. Team management is not good.
- 2.0High turnover for engineersSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanNovember 2, 2021Pros: Good WLB (depending on department). Lots of internal movement opportunities. Good growth for early career.Cons: No work from home. Low pay, broken evaluation system for IC. High turnover, low morale. Top-down culture in many departments.
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