The recruitment process took 3 months from the day of applying till getting the offer. Overall, it was a very challenging and good experience. Recruiters were very nice, professional, and replied to all emails and clarifications, but the process took a really long time.
1st round - Codility programming test with one program and a video interview with 5 questions. Got the result in two days.
2nd round - Interview with managers for 30 minutes. Basic questions about background and technical experience. Interviewers were very nice, smiling, and professional. Got the result in two days.
3rd round - Interview with a senior manager for 30 minutes. Behavioral questions and questions on the technical background. Again, the interviewer was good, and I got the result in two days. Before the final interview, I had to read two books written by the CEO and give my honest opinion.
4th round - Interview with the head of the department for 1 hour. Highly professional, and the interview was very interesting. Fully technical and more technical than previous rounds. I had a good time and conversation and learned a few things. I attended very few interviews in my career so far, and this is the best one, and it was an interesting experience. The most challenging part of the entire recruitment process was that I had to wait for more than a month to get the final result.
Finally, the offer and then an offer meeting. Eagerly waiting for my joining date to start working!!!
Why Rakuten?
The following metrics were computed from 20 interview experiences for the Rakuten Software Engineer role in Tokyo, Tokyo.
Rakuten's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Tokyo, Tokyo is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Rakuten's Software Engineer interview process in Tokyo, Tokyo.