Rakuten·Backend Engineer

Rakuten Backend Engineer interview experience

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San Mateo, CAPosted Oct 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a longer, more structured set of rounds that leaned into DSA plus system/API topics, with a medium-to-harder overall difficulty and some scheduling friction.

Assessment (DSA platform) — I completed an online coding/assessment step to be shortlisted.
Technical screening(s) — I handled DSA-style problems and sometimes deeper stacks (LLD/HLD, Spring topics, design patterns).
System design / API-focused session — I discussed architecture and design choices; in one case I covered API design plus medium coding.
Behavior / manager interview — I answered behavioral questions and walked through past decisions and collaboration.
Additional repeat loop — In one experience, the technical/managerial flow was repeated before being

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