Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Japan
July 21, 2021
Neutral ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I had 6-7 interviews in total. The first 2 were technical, and the rest were cultural fit.
The questions are the same but are asked by every manager level, from the bottom to the top.
Questions
Why did you want to come to Japan?
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Rakuten Software Engineer (Internship) role in Japan.
Success Rate
67%
Pass Rate
Rakuten's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Japan is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive33%
Neutral67%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Rakuten's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Japan.
Rakuten Work Experiences
4.0
Full Stack Engineer Interview
Associate Application Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Japan
December 3, 2025
Pros: Working in Japan in a global organization
Cons: Salary is low because the cost of living in Tokyo is high.
3.0
English Speaker Friendly
QA Automation Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
December 3, 2025
Pros: Rakuten uses English as the main working language.
No Japanese is required.
Cons: The salary increases very slowly.
3.0
Wfh Flexibility, Isolation
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
December 1, 2025
Pros: - WFH
- Flexi work style
Cons: - Less interaction with employees
- Heavy documentation reliance at work
- 4.0Full Stack Engineer InterviewAssociate Application Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanDecember 3, 2025Pros: Working in Japan in a global organizationCons: Salary is low because the cost of living in Tokyo is high.
- 3.0English Speaker FriendlyQA Automation Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, Tokyo, JapanDecember 3, 2025Pros: Rakuten uses English as the main working language. No Japanese is required.Cons: The salary increases very slowly.
- 3.0Wfh Flexibility, IsolationSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeTokyo, Tokyo, JapanDecember 1, 2025Pros: - WFH - Flexi work styleCons: - Less interaction with employees - Heavy documentation reliance at work
Rakuten Interview Questions
Explore Interview QuestionsTaro 75Google Interview QuestionsMeta Interview QuestionsAmazon Interview QuestionsApple Interview QuestionsNetflix Interview Questions
Explore Interview ExperiencesOpenAI Interview ExperiencesAnthropic Interview ExperiencesPerplexity Interview ExperiencesWindsurf Interview ExperiencesMistral AI Interview Experiences
