Taro Logo

Software Engineer Interview Experience - Tokyo

February 1, 2015
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The process consists of a Codility online test and a pre-recorded video presentation.

There are normally interviews after this, but I did not pass the first step. It is not clear to me why I did not pass the first round, since I believe I perfectly solved the (easy) programming test on Codility. I think it is more the fact that I mentioned I changed my job several times in a few years, or anything on my resume that was not to their taste.

They did not explain why I was pushed aside, except mentioning that they were impressed by my credentials and experience, although they had a competitive pool of candidates (probably a standard formula to reject someone).

Questions

Codility: Find the sum of the area of two possible overlapping rectangles.

Pre-recorded video questions: They will be given to you in advance, so you will be able to prepare. But basically, why Rakuten, what can you bring to Rakuten, your work and skills, etc. – pretty standard stuff.

Was this helpful?

Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 75 interview experiences for the Rakuten Software Engineer role in Tokyo.

Success Rate

24%
Pass Rate

Rakuten's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Tokyo is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive51%
Neutral33%
Negative16%

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

Rakuten Work Experiences