Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Rakuten with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 28.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Rakuten overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Rakuten as a Software Developer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 50%
One on one interview: 50%
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Applied online. Initial screening with the hiring manager. Questions from resume. Technologies used. Java basic questions. Salary expectations. About the role and team. Leetcode question - no coding - just mention the approach. System design question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode question - no coding - just mention the approach. System design question.
Disorganized, no HR reached out to discuss about the administrative details and salary and benefits, the hiring manager reached out directly, scheduled a meeting and asked about HR questions(visa, RTO etc.)
The hiring manager was late for over 5 mins minutes, no apologies, no greetings. Negative experience
I applied online. I interviewed at Rakuten (Setagaya) in Apr 2026
Interview
3 rounds of interviews, consisting of 2 engineers and 1 HR, all conducted in Japanese. The interview with the engineers was overall like a conversation where they ask you about your past experiences, while the HR interview was for culture fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you like to do when you join the company.