Rakuten Software Engineer interview experience

I went through resume screening and then an online aptitude test, and the overall recruiting sequence played out over a couple of months until everything concluded. Nothing about it felt overly stressful or disorganized.

In the later stages, the process stayed straightforward: I was invited to a live interview after the online assessment, and then I waited to hear whether I’d been shortlisted for HR. The interactions felt friendly and low-pressure, and the pace matched what I’d come to expect—questions were basic and the communication was clear.

Because the steps were so standard, I