Rakuten Cloud Engineer interview experience

The process included coding exercises that ran across multiple rounds, where the language could be chosen and I had to work through problems under time pressure. In my case, the first coding attempt didn’t compile, so I had to adjust quickly while still thinking through correctness.

Then the interview moved into system design and a broader conversation with higher management. That last part was a mix of behavioral questions, motivation, and background—trying to understand how I fit the team beyond just the technical performance. One thing that stood out was scheduling logistics, since