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Software Engineer Interview Experience - India

October 1, 2013
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Process

The process started with the submission of a resume in college. An online coding test was scheduled for everyone (no marks criteria).

The coding test had one mathematical question which had to be solved using PHP/Java in 60 minutes. The coding round is meant to test your analytic skills and how efficiently you can program. No language-specific questions are asked. The coding interface is very flexible; you can test the output and run programs with custom test cases. Once you are sure, you can then submit the answer.

After this, your answer is passed through a series of tests, such as whether your program handles large input, null input, or the Big-O complexity of the program, etc. A score is generated depending on these tests. This score is not made available to you.

Depending on your coding test score as well as your resume, you are shortlisted for an online Skype interview with the recruiter. All the questions come from the resume, like your projects, language interests, internships, etc.

If this interview goes well, there is a face-to-face final interview. This interview counts a lot for the selection, no matter how well you did in previous rounds. The interview was mostly about the projects and what strategy you used to solve the problems you faced. Programming questions are asked to be solved using pen and paper. After you write code, various "what-ifs" are asked about your code. Questions are asked about the company, their business model, expansion, and services.

If this interview goes well, you are selected. Voila!!

Questions

What project are you working on currently? What new things have you learned in the past week?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 44 interview experiences for the Rakuten Software Engineer role in India.

Success Rate

32%
Pass Rate

Rakuten's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in India is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive64%
Neutral16%
Negative20%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Rakuten's Software Engineer interview process in India.

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