Rakuten

The first round (general tech screen) was friendly, and I received positive feedback the same day. I didn’t pass the second round due to a partial mismatch with the role’s requirements. Second-round questions were quite broad and open-ended. I neede

General introduction questions. The hiring manager asked about past experience and some behavioral questions. The second round was conducted by two other engineers from the team to conduct the technical round.

Initial screening by HR. Then, the technical interview by the hiring manager and L3. Got rejected in the technical round as the questions were mainly on Linux administration. Very good experience overall.