The interview was difficult and unprofessional. It consisted of one telephonic, one written, and three technical rounds, which mostly covered Data Structures and Algorithms and Design questions. It went well, and all rounds were around 1.5 hours.

After that, they conducted an HR round. She asked about my expectations, and I stated them. She then informed me that they couldn't offer that amount (even though I had made my expectations clear before the interview process) and stated that if I wanted to continue, I needed to lower my expectations. Since I had spent an entire working day on the interview, I decided to proceed. I reduced my expectations, and we finally agreed on a sum.

They scheduled a VP (India) round afterward, which again took around 2 hours. He delved deep into my projects and data structures and data modeling.

After about 3 days, I received a call stating that I had cleared the VP (India) round. Then, the hiring manager called and asked about my career and details. Unexpectedly, he started negotiating the agreed-upon salary. I mentioned that I had already spoken with HR, and we had agreed on a sum. He began telling me that he was her manager and that it was not my HR round. He was saying they couldn't give the agreed amount either and that if I wanted to proceed to the VP (Japan) round, I would need to reduce my expectations further (WTF).

I had other offers, so he started telling me how Rakuten was better than all others and how the work in other companies was 'crap' (I had offers from well-known product and e-commerce companies).

This time, I made up my mind that this would definitely not be my next employer, as I was planning to settle with my next company for the long term. There, every employee's attitude was as if they were working at Microsoft. After around 6-7 rounds of interviews, they were telling me they could offer a maximum 30-40% hike in my CTC.

Don't make the same mistake as me. Attend here only if you don't have any other interviews on the same day.

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