Good place, great work
Good place, great work
Rakuten is a great place to work with a strong engineering culture, supportive leadership, and plenty of opportunities to grow.
Benefits and perks are solid in many regions: free meals, snacks, flexible hours, and the chance to work on emerging tech.
The company sometimes jumps into new initiatives, third-party tools, or services too quickly without fully vetting long-term impact or integration plans. This can lead to half-baked solutions and technical debt down the line.
Some teams report management with limited hands-on technical experience, which can impact project direction and morale.
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SWE Intern
I had a phone interview with a recruiter. Next, I saw two hiring managers in the same interview a week later. And then I got a call back from the recruiter a couple of weeks later after that.
SWE Intern
4 rounds. 1 recruiter screen with the recruiter, then one round with the Hiring Manager, then one round with a few team members, then one round with your would-be mentor in the team.
Senior Software Engineer
It was supposed to be a 5-hour interview with 5 different individuals. It was a very bad experience, as my interview was stopped in the middle when I asked for more details to understand the technical question put forth by the first interviewer. Th
SWE Intern
San Mateo, California, United StatesApril 23, 2025I had a phone interview with a recruiter. Next, I saw two hiring managers in the same interview a week later. And then I got a call back from the recruiter a couple of weeks later after that.
SWE Intern
San Mateo, California, United StatesMarch 1, 20234 rounds. 1 recruiter screen with the recruiter, then one round with the Hiring Manager, then one round with a few team members, then one round with your would-be mentor in the team.
Senior Software Engineer
San Mateo, California, United StatesApril 20, 2022It was supposed to be a 5-hour interview with 5 different individuals. It was a very bad experience, as my interview was stopped in the middle when I asked for more details to understand the technical question put forth by the first interviewer. Th
