Well, I was contacted by a recruiter from Rakuten via email with the opportunity details. I responded with my profile.

Upon shortlisting the profile, they sent two links to my email: one for a video interview and the other for a coding test on the Codility platform.

I have taken both tests.

The first one, the video interview, had 5 questions, which were HR-centric, as mentioned below:

• What's your name and why are you a good fit for this position?
• If you have experience, describe it and your technical skillset.
• How can you contribute to the company's growth?
• What are your strengths and how can you leverage them for peak performance?
• Have you changed your job, and why are you looking for a change now?

The second one was a Codility test. You can choose any language (C#, PHP, JAVA, Javascript, Python).

I was given a question to check the Bitwise XOR of all the numbers between two integers (like 5 and 8 as inputs, the output should be 5 BitwiseXOR 6 BitwiseXOR 7 BitwiseXOR 8).

I could not complete the test as I was working slowly and did not observe the time.

Not sure, but mostly, I will not get through this initial interview process. However, we are human and live with a small blink of hope even in the worst case, so I'm just waiting for the feedback.

Cheers! :-)

I have taken both tests.

The first one, a video interview, had 5 questions, which are HR-centric, as mentioned below:

1. What's your name and why are you a good fit for this position?
2. If you have experience, describe it and your technical skillset.
3. How can you contribute to the company's growth?
4. What are your strengths and how can you leverage them for peak performance?
5. Have you changed jobs and why are you looking for a change now?

The second one was a Codility test. You can choose any language (C#, PHP, JAVA, Javascript, Python). I was given a question to check the Bitwise XOR of all the numbers between two integers (like 5 and 8 are inputs, the output should be 5 BitwiseXOR 6 BitwiseXOR 7 BitwiseXOR 8).