Process
Good standards have been followed to select the appropriate person. A total of five rounds of interviews were conducted; all were technical. They mostly expect thorough knowledge about SRE process flow and good knowledge about infra.
Questions
SLO, SRE roles, Docker, AWS, Linux, Kubernetes
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Rakuten SRE Engineer role in India.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Rakuten's interview process for their SRE Engineer roles in India is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Rakuten's SRE Engineer interview process in India.
Rakuten Work Experiences
2.0
Low morale, extreme micromanagement from HR, dead, boring job
SRE Engineer • Former Employee
Tokyo, Japan
April 7, 2025
Pros: Free food, you can speak English. I guess it depends if you like English or not. There's a fancy Starbucks at the mall and one by the river.
Cons: Low salary, someone always quit every month, low morale, and the job is super boring.
4.0
Good place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo, Japan
February 17, 2025
Pros: It highly depends on the dept., but my previous department, which is in charge of data science, was great. Lots of excellent colleagues.
Cons: Sometimes very top-down decision-making
5.0
Software Engineer 1 Review
Software Engineer I • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
March 2, 2022
Pros: Managers are very supportive. Employee recognition is encouraged. They encourage employee ideas. Salary hikes or promotions are really good. The work-life balance is really good.
Cons: No cons found so far.
- 2.0Low morale, extreme micromanagement from HR, dead, boring jobSRE Engineer • Former EmployeeTokyo, JapanApril 7, 2025Pros: Free food, you can speak English. I guess it depends if you like English or not. There's a fancy Starbucks at the mall and one by the river.Cons: Low salary, someone always quit every month, low morale, and the job is super boring.
- 4.0Good place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyo, JapanFebruary 17, 2025Pros: It highly depends on the dept., but my previous department, which is in charge of data science, was great. Lots of excellent colleagues.Cons: Sometimes very top-down decision-making
- 5.0Software Engineer 1 ReviewSoftware Engineer I • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaMarch 2, 2022Pros: Managers are very supportive. Employee recognition is encouraged. They encourage employee ideas. Salary hikes or promotions are really good. The work-life balance is really good.Cons: No cons found so far.
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