J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 3 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Rakuten (Singapour) en oct. 2019
Entretien
I have had a bad experience with Rakuten interview process. After applying to Rakuten through Linkedin, I got the email from Rakuten Asia to join in Codility test. It took me more than one hour to solve 3 problems (one easy, two medium). I noticed HR my result. They also asked me to fill up the form (including current/expected salary, bonus, schools, references...). After a few days, they send to me the next online interview. I see that there are 5 managers who will interview me :)) I took a day off to join this interview. But in the day of interviewing, I waited 5-10min, still, no one comes. Then HR contacted me and said interview managers had to troubleshoot the issue and will change to another day. However, after 2 weeks, I haven't received any email from HR :( I think they don't respect candidates, so I decided to get an offer from another company.
Should forget Rakuten.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Codility:
- Shortest winter days.
- Root to leaf path with maximum distinct nodes.
General coding questions and programming, culture fit and hiring manager
Usually there are 3 rounds of interviews starting with technical, culture fit and senior management and then HR round and discussion.
J'ai postulé via un recruteur. J'ai passé un entretien chez Rakuten
Entretien
Don't go through 3rd party for interview in Rakuten . Rakuten conducts fake interviews. Inspite of doing well, they block your number after final round conducted. Such a waste of time.
J'ai postulé via un recruteur. Le processus a pris 2 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Rakuten (Tokyo) en août 2025
Entretien
The first interview will be with a recruiter. In this stage, you will introduce yourself and talk about your professional experience. It mainly focuses on evaluating your English communication skills, cultural fit, and overall background.
The second stage was with another interviewer, but the experience felt unclear. The questions were vague and very general, so I often felt like I was just talking to myself. The lack of engagement made the interview feel monotonous, and I found the interviewer yawning throughout entire session.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
In the second stage, the interviewer asked me questions related to Kafka, RabbitMQ, CQRS, Saga Orchestration, and microservices.
