Rakuten·Software Engineer

Rakuten Software Engineer interview experience

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BengaluruPosted Nov 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with an HR screening where I walked through my background and what I was aiming for next.

After that, I went into a technical round focused on core coding fundamentals—data structures and algorithms—where I had to solve coding problems and explain how I approached them.

The next technical stage pushed into more advanced territory. I discussed deeper problem-solving and technical topics like distributed-systems thinking, and it felt more like they were testing how I reasoned across complex systems rather than just whether I could code quickly. After that, I moved into a techno-managerial round that blended technical and behavioral questions so they could see how I handled

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