J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 4 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Rakuten en juil. 2015
Entretien
I applied for the job posting from a jobs website. I got an automated reply instantly and another one a few weeks later asking me to complete an online coding test. I took the coding test which was the question about intersecting rectangles. I've seen this before here on glassdoor. I submitted my answer and then about a week or two later I get another email requesting to fill out a large survey and prep for a skype interview.
I did not reply back and decided not to purse the interview for the following reasons:
1. The online coding test is silly and anyone can cheat on it
2. Survey questions gave me an insight that they are looking for grunt workers
3. Majority of the reviews of Rakuten on Glassdoor are very negative
4. Emphasis on point 3
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Finding out the area of the intersection of two rectangles
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.
