Web Applications Engineer Interview Experience - India
September 25, 2018
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Contacted by Consultancy, I had a round of Skype discussions with that person.
They explained things in detail and then gave me a 1-hour test.
After clearing that test, they forwarded my resume further. After some days, I had one more 1-hour test.
After that was clear, they scheduled my Skype interview with a company employee.
Questions
Their questions are:
- Which RDBMS will you choose for a large dataset and why?
- Version controlling: Git command to ignore a particular file. (I mentioned
.gitignore, but he did not consider it.) - Architecture: i. API ii. Application
- Automation of deployment
- Caching
- Redis vs. Memcache
- How to switch from RDBMS to NoSQL and vice versa, etc.
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Interview Statistics
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Pass Rate
Rakuten's interview process for their Web Applications Engineer roles in India is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Rakuten's Web Applications Engineer interview process in India.
Rakuten Work Experiences
3.0
Company of Noobs
Web Applications Engineer • Former Employee
Tokyo, Japan
July 9, 2019
Pros: Not the center of Tokyo, so if you are living in Kanagawa, it's easier to access.
Being a contract employee, I'm not required to attend what full-time employees dread to attend: asakai.
Free lunch.
We have lots of members in our team, so the tasks are all divided into easier tasks. (Some noobs and lazy workers just pretend they're working, and they're still working there. Such a bad sight.)
If you're an incompetent worker, you might fit in working here. Just talk like an intelligent person, and your coworkers will think you're smart (but your code is bad).
Cons: It's like going to school. There is some stupid peer pressure, and I think they don't accept much individuality here.
I don't think it's a good learning place for newbies either. These Dunning-Kruger effect "autists" don't seem to care to teach the people who are incompetent.
3.0
Web Application Engineer
Web Applications Engineer • Current Employee
Singapore, Singapore
November 8, 2016
Pros: Good technical knowledge, lots of room to do proof of concept.
Cons: Lots of politics. Lots of rules and process.
3.0
Good Opportunity, Bad Culture
Web Applications Engineer • Former Employee
Tokyo, Japan
December 14, 2021
Pros: I had many opportunities to meet people. Some became close friends.
Cons: Some cultures lead to low productivity. For example, company-wide weekly meetings used to be held every Monday before work hours, and attendance was checked.
- 3.0Company of NoobsWeb Applications Engineer • Former EmployeeTokyo, JapanJuly 9, 2019Pros: Not the center of Tokyo, so if you are living in Kanagawa, it's easier to access. Being a contract employee, I'm not required to attend what full-time employees dread to attend: asakai. Free lunch. We have lots of members in our team, so the tasks are all divided into easier tasks. (Some noobs and lazy workers just pretend they're working, and they're still working there. Such a bad sight.) If you're an incompetent worker, you might fit in working here. Just talk like an intelligent person, and your coworkers will think you're smart (but your code is bad).Cons: It's like going to school. There is some stupid peer pressure, and I think they don't accept much individuality here. I don't think it's a good learning place for newbies either. These Dunning-Kruger effect "autists" don't seem to care to teach the people who are incompetent.
- 3.0Web Application EngineerWeb Applications Engineer • Current EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeNovember 8, 2016Pros: Good technical knowledge, lots of room to do proof of concept.Cons: Lots of politics. Lots of rules and process.
- 3.0Good Opportunity, Bad CultureWeb Applications Engineer • Former EmployeeTokyo, JapanDecember 14, 2021Pros: I had many opportunities to meet people. Some became close friends.Cons: Some cultures lead to low productivity. For example, company-wide weekly meetings used to be held every Monday before work hours, and attendance was checked.
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