Software Engineer Interview Experience - Hong Kong
November 1, 2017
Neutral ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Including an online coding test and CV screening. The coding test was easy; it was a simple algorithm problem. I think most CS students could complete the task within 10 minutes.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Rakuten Software Engineer role in Hong Kong.
Success Rate
33%
Pass Rate
Rakuten's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Hong Kong is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive33%
Neutral67%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Rakuten's Software Engineer interview process in Hong Kong.
Rakuten Work Experiences
4.0
A good company for foreigners
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Japan
March 20, 2016
Pros: A Japanese company with a lot of foreign employees.
English is the official language.
An open environment with free meals, a cafe, and a gym in the company that can see Mt. Fuji.
A lot of global businesses; the company is also very famous in Japan.
Cons: Sometimes heavy overtime work is needed, depending on team culture and manager.
Food in the cafeteria is not that good.
There are quite a lot of meetings.
3.0
Stable, but old fashioned
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Ōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
March 30, 2021
Pros: Work-life balance is good.
Big corporation.
English speaking.
Cons: They use the old technologies.
Don't try to improve their services.
Managers.
3.0
High business sense, but a lack of technical skills
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Japan
August 29, 2023
Pros: Lots of material to learn. Good for learning how to do business in the local market.
Cons: The development process is slow.
It's hard to make changes.
Managers are not good individual contributors. It's hard to convince them of a technical viewpoint.
Salary increases are slow.
- 4.0A good company for foreignersSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanMarch 20, 2016Pros: A Japanese company with a lot of foreign employees. English is the official language. An open environment with free meals, a cafe, and a gym in the company that can see Mt. Fuji. A lot of global businesses; the company is also very famous in Japan.Cons: Sometimes heavy overtime work is needed, depending on team culture and manager. Food in the cafeteria is not that good. There are quite a lot of meetings.
- 3.0Stable, but old fashionedSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeŌsaka, Osaka Prefecture, JapanMarch 30, 2021Pros: Work-life balance is good. Big corporation. English speaking.Cons: They use the old technologies. Don't try to improve their services. Managers.
- 3.0High business sense, but a lack of technical skillsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanAugust 29, 2023Pros: Lots of material to learn. Good for learning how to do business in the local market.Cons: The development process is slow. It's hard to make changes. Managers are not good individual contributors. It's hard to convince them of a technical viewpoint. Salary increases are slow.
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