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Rakuten Advertising Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for Rakuten Advertising interviews, across all roles. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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CodingStart here. 8 questions · ~70 min
Maximum Sum Contiguous SubarrayEasy
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Use Kadane's algorithm to find the contiguous subarray with the largest sum in linear time.

Dynamic ProgrammingArraysGreedyRakuten Advertising
Reverse Linked ListEasy
Practice

Reverse a singly linked list iteratively and recursively in Python.

RecursionLinked ListsbasicsRakuten Advertising
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Metrics5 questions · ~44 min
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Execution8 questions · ~70 min
High Availability in MicroservicesHard

Tests your understanding of resilience patterns, failure handling, and operational reliability.

Rollback PlanRisk AssessmentmicroservicesRakuten Advertising
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System Design3 questions · ~26 min
REST APIs and Microservice HealthMedium

Evaluates your API design rationale and your approach to observability for microservices.

monitoringapi designmicroservicesRakuten Advertising
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Behavioral & Leadership22 questions · ~193 min
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More topics4 questions · ~35 min
Optimizing Slow PostgreSQL Production QueriesHard

Explain how to diagnose slow PostgreSQL queries in production and choose effective indexing strategies.

Performance Tuningindexesquery optimizationRakuten Advertising
Resume WalkthroughEasy

Tests your ability to tell a coherent story about your background and relevance to Baird research.

EstimationUser ResearchRakuten Advertising
Linux and Networking FundamentalsMedium

Assesses your understanding of Linux fundamentals and networking concepts for production systems.

NetworkinglinuxRakuten Advertising
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Hands-on SQL practiceWrite and run real queries in the editor. 3 drills · ~30 min
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