Rakuten·Software Engineer

Rakuten Software Engineer interview experience

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Medium

Positive

TokyoPosted Dec 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I don’t have detailed round-by-round information from my experience, but the part that stuck with me most was how they handled expectations for the role.

The conversation framed it as something that evolves over time, and they talked in terms of how what the role demands early on can shift after the first month or into the longer run.

The process overall was aligned with discussing expectations rather than just testing narrow technical knowledge, which made it feel less like a single hurdle and more like an ongoing evaluation of fit. After the interview, I wasn’t successful, and I ended up feeling disappointed but still determined. Looking back, the hardest part wasn’t any one question—it was realizing how much insight I’d need to bring to

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