Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
January 1, 2018
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
First call was setup with a recruiter who told me the process. Gave me an OA, and that was it. LC questions for the OA, which I didn't make through, I guess.
Questions
DP and Graph questions, medium LeetCode I guess.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Rakuten Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
14%
Pass Rate
Rakuten's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive29%
Neutral29%
Negative43%
Candidates reported having negative feelings for Rakuten's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Rakuten Work Experiences
2.0
Good Food, Toxic Culture
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
April 5, 2021
Pros: - Good work-life balance
- Food
Cons: - Lots of politics === Less actual work.
- Middle management is not motivated enough to work.
- No growth/path defined.
- Micromanagement is the norm.
- Pretty hostile environment to work.
- Lots of talks about diversity and inclusion but no actual work/steps.
2.0
Terrible company to work at
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Japan
November 21, 2023
Pros: Free food.
Has massage parlour.
Cons: Terribly incompetent management; it has no idea what’s going on most of the time.
Why are we still using waterfall in this day and age?
Career progression is non-existent unless you are willing to grind it out for years, suck up to upper management, and be a yes man.
3.0
Balanced team environment
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
September 11, 2023
Pros: Balanced team environment and better work.
Cons: There are no cons present.
- 2.0Good Food, Toxic CultureSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesApril 5, 2021Pros: - Good work-life balance - FoodCons: - Lots of politics === Less actual work. - Middle management is not motivated enough to work. - No growth/path defined. - Micromanagement is the norm. - Pretty hostile environment to work. - Lots of talks about diversity and inclusion but no actual work/steps.
- 2.0Terrible company to work atSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanNovember 21, 2023Pros: Free food. Has massage parlour.Cons: Terribly incompetent management; it has no idea what’s going on most of the time. Why are we still using waterfall in this day and age? Career progression is non-existent unless you are willing to grind it out for years, suck up to upper management, and be a yes man.
- 3.0Balanced team environmentSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, Tokyo, JapanSeptember 11, 2023Pros: Balanced team environment and better work.Cons: There are no cons present.
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