Rakuten Software Engineer interview experience

There were two interviews total where the focus was on my experience and whether I was willing to work for the company, rather than deep coding or system design.

When I got to the actual conversation rounds, one was with a software engineer from the team I’d apply to, and the second was with a manager. My impression was that it was more about fit and communication than trying to test specific technical depth. Even when the topics touched on architecture and how things get built, the discussion leaned into how I framed concepts and applied them in real-world scenarios.

I finished with the