Software Engineer Interview Experience - Boston, Massachusetts
November 1, 2015
Neutral ExperienceGot Offer
Process
It was too easy. The coding test was online through Codility. The in-person interview didn't ask anything technical, but instead just a few generic questions you'd expect from any company.
That should have been the first red flag to not join this company.
Questions
Why do you want to join Rakuten?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Rakuten Software Engineer role in Boston, Massachusetts.
Success Rate
75%
Pass Rate
Rakuten's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Boston, Massachusetts is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral50%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Rakuten's Software Engineer interview process in Boston, Massachusetts.
Rakuten Work Experiences
4.0
Tough mix of remote and in-office
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
September 18, 2023
Pros: - Various technologies to work with and learn
- Free lunch in office
Cons: - Slow and challenging onboarding.
- Tough hours to coordinate with Japan teams.
- Restrictive 3 days/week in-office requirement.
4.0
Supportive But Slow Collaboration
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
August 18, 2022
Pros: - Good opportunities to improve.
- Management is supportive.
- Relaxed work from home schedule.
Cons: - Little documentation requires a lot of knowledge sharing with coworkers, some of whom seem to resent knowledge sharing.
- A lot of collaboration with Japan, which yields a slow turnaround time from the US.
4.0
Node.js Fun, Low Code Standards
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
November 20, 2014
Pros: Competitive intern salary based on skill. If you are comfortable with Node.js, you will enjoy working there as their web service back-end is in Node.js. They try to keep up with the latest frameworks to improve their development stack.
Cons: Entry-level salary isn't very competitive.
No code review. Low standards for code. Even though they seem to have a good mentality of what their coding standards should be, their actual code doesn't reflect that.
- 4.0Tough mix of remote and in-officeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesSeptember 18, 2023Pros: - Various technologies to work with and learn - Free lunch in officeCons: - Slow and challenging onboarding. - Tough hours to coordinate with Japan teams. - Restrictive 3 days/week in-office requirement.
- 4.0Supportive But Slow CollaborationSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesAugust 18, 2022Pros: - Good opportunities to improve. - Management is supportive. - Relaxed work from home schedule.Cons: - Little documentation requires a lot of knowledge sharing with coworkers, some of whom seem to resent knowledge sharing. - A lot of collaboration with Japan, which yields a slow turnaround time from the US.
- 4.0Node.js Fun, Low Code StandardsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesNovember 20, 2014Pros: Competitive intern salary based on skill. If you are comfortable with Node.js, you will enjoy working there as their web service back-end is in Node.js. They try to keep up with the latest frameworks to improve their development stack.Cons: Entry-level salary isn't very competitive. No code review. Low standards for code. Even though they seem to have a good mentality of what their coding standards should be, their actual code doesn't reflect that.
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