Never work for a Japanese company
Never work for a Japanese company
The company is not too innovative. Therefore, developers do not need to work overtime.
I need to attend a lot of Japanese meetings via webcast. It's meaningless stuff.
If you want to operate as a separate entity, then operate as a separate entity. Just because Rakuten is big in Japan doesn't mean Rakuten US employees need to attend their meetings.
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Software Engineer
My experience of my first interview with Rakuten Mobile: I submitted my open ES file and received an interview notification at the end of May. The interview was processed through Skype and took 10 minutes. All questions were in Japanese.
Software Engineer
As described in the other posts, there were three steps: resume screening, video interview, and coding test. The coding test was actually much easier than I expected. They usually take one to two weeks to answer.
Software Engineer
I applied online. It took 2 months. I interviewed through Skype. I had to do the second programming test before they asked interview questions. The programming test was pretty easy and I coded it on the notepad. But my English is not good and I fa
Software Engineer
JapanMay 1, 2019My experience of my first interview with Rakuten Mobile: I submitted my open ES file and received an interview notification at the end of May. The interview was processed through Skype and took 10 minutes. All questions were in Japanese.
Software Engineer
SingaporeApril 1, 2015As described in the other posts, there were three steps: resume screening, video interview, and coding test. The coding test was actually much easier than I expected. They usually take one to two weeks to answer.
Software Engineer
JapanFebruary 1, 2018I applied online. It took 2 months. I interviewed through Skype. I had to do the second programming test before they asked interview questions. The programming test was pretty easy and I coded it on the notepad. But my English is not good and I fa
