Rakuten·Software Engineer

Rakuten Software Engineer interview experience

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IndorePosted Feb 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After a recruiter conversation, I moved into a couple of technical rounds that felt very Java-and-architecture focused.

I started with questions that centered on core Java and problem solving, and the discussions quickly tied into how microservices get built—thinking through the components, not just writing code. I also remember system design coming up, with the emphasis on architectural concepts and real-world application scenarios rather than purely textbook answers.

Across the technical interviews, the questions kept circling back to how I’d work in that stack. One round leaned into Java 8 topics and things like Spring Boot, plus workflow/system concepts such as Camunda implementation. I also had to deal

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