Software Engineer Interview Experience - Bengaluru, Karnataka
January 1, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Three rounds of interviews:
- Two technical and one technical-managerial.
- First round: Intro, 2 DSA medium-hard questions (Trees), Solid Principles.
- Second round: 2 DSA questions (easy-medium), implement Decorator, ASYNC, Multithreading, Singleton class, and deep project questions.
- Third round: With the director. Directly started with "Why do you want to leave your current job?" 1 DSA question (tricky).
Got rejected in the third round due to behavioral questions mostly, as I was very nervous :(
Questions
Trees - Right view, Design questions, Binary Search questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 17 interview experiences for the Rakuten Software Engineer role in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Success Rate
24%
Pass Rate
Rakuten's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Bengaluru, Karnataka is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive53%
Neutral18%
Negative29%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Rakuten's Software Engineer interview process in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Rakuten Work Experiences
3.0
Good Work, Bad Managers
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
November 17, 2025
Pros: All good here, no concerns.
Cons: Depends. Team managers are not good.
1.0
Challenging Work Environment with Serious Cultural Issues
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
October 22, 2025
Pros: You definitely learn how to handle workplace politics and understand how things really work inside a company.
Cons: I’d recommend staying clear of the payment department. Things there just don’t feel very fair or transparent, and it can get unnecessarily stressful.
There’s also quite a bit of internal politics, and at times it didn't feel like a very respectful or comfortable place for women.
I really hope the company works on being more transparent and creating a healthier, more supportive work environment.
4.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
July 22, 2025
Pros: Interesting projects
Startup-like work culture
Cons: No cons for the company.
- 3.0Good Work, Bad ManagersSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 17, 2025Pros: All good here, no concerns.Cons: Depends. Team managers are not good.
- 1.0Challenging Work Environment with Serious Cultural IssuesSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaOctober 22, 2025Pros: You definitely learn how to handle workplace politics and understand how things really work inside a company.Cons: I’d recommend staying clear of the payment department. Things there just don’t feel very fair or transparent, and it can get unnecessarily stressful. There’s also quite a bit of internal politics, and at times it didn't feel like a very respectful or comfortable place for women. I really hope the company works on being more transparent and creating a healthier, more supportive work environment.
- 4.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJuly 22, 2025Pros: Interesting projects Startup-like work cultureCons: No cons for the company.
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