Rakuten·Backend Engineer

Rakuten Backend Engineer interview experience

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United KingdomPosted Jan 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I interviewed for Rakuten software engineer through a tougher loop where I made it deep, but the final outcome hinged on fit-style questions or deep DSA performance.

Final / late-stage behavioral-heavy round — I was pushed on my career history and why I left previous companies, and I had to spend a lot of time explaining my decisions.
Deep technical rounds — I encountered DSA questions that required optimization; brute-force answers weren’t enough for success.
OA / coding gate — MCQs and hands-on coding questions, with difficulty varying but used as a major filter.
Onsite technical + coding — One or more technical interviews asked me to implement or discuss concepts like design patterns or concurrency (depending on the round).

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