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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Japan

May 19, 2016
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Process

There will be 3 face-to-face interviews, 1 pre-recorded question, and 1 programming test. You also need to show your IELTS/TOEIC/Versant English proficiency. For IELTS 7, TOEIC > 800 is required; anything above or equal to 80% is acceptable.

The pre-compiled questions contain 5 questions, for which you will be given 4 minutes each. The programming test will contain an algorithm for which you have to create a program in any language of your preference.

Questions

How do you solve a specific problem?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 59 interview experiences for the Rakuten Software Engineer role in Japan.

Success Rate

31%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive46%
Neutral41%
Negative14%

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

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