I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Rakuten (Taipei) in Aug 2016
Interview
First time is codility test. it's not difficult.
second time is skype interview. They asked me to introduce myself and ask some programming questions. like what different between hashtable and hashmap ...etc
after first interview. They told me I m lack of skills but other group loves to talk with me.
Therefore, we arranged another day to interview.
But They didn't appear in the day we arranged and they didn't notify me in advance.
I was waiting in front of desk over 40 mins.
I think It's very not polite.
After that, they just sent email and said: "the position I applied just filled so they need to cancel my second interview."
It's a very bad experience in my first foreign interview.
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.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Rakuten
Interview
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.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Rakuten (Tokyo) in Aug 2025
Interview
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In the second stage, the interviewer asked me questions related to Kafka, RabbitMQ, CQRS, Saga Orchestration, and microservices.