Rakuten·Software Engineer

Rakuten Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Negative

United StatesPosted Aug 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with an online first conversation with TA, and it came across as kind even though the interviewer seemed a bit rushed.

The second round was with an engineering interviewer who showed up late and didn’t read my CV, which immediately changed the tone. I also raised a smaller, newer business within Rakuten, and the interviewer reacted like it wasn’t part of their group; after looking it up, they said they weren’t familiar with it.

What really stuck with me was how negative the engineering interviewer sounded about the company—describing it as unorganized and lacking freedom—which didn’t feel like a neutral role discussion. After that, the process dragged on without follow-up. I eventually had to contact the

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