Rakuten·Software Engineer

Rakuten Software Engineer interview experience

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San Francisco, CAPosted Feb 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with a resume-focused conversation where I covered my background and how I’d fit the role’s responsibilities.

After that, I went into multiple technical interviews that stayed fairly consistent in format. Each time, I spoke with two interviewers on the call, and the questions centered on DSA and practical query work.

Across the rounds, I was asked two easy-to-medium DSA problems and also one SQL question. The interviewers also connected the questions to my own projects, so I had to describe what I built and how I implemented it, not just give theoretical answers. The difficulty stayed in the average range, and the interviews were structured enough that the flow felt predictable even when the problem

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