I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Rakuten (Bengaluru) in June 2022
Interview
If I had to say one word it would be "Disgusting".
I gave and cleared 5 rounds of interview over a span of more than 3 months. The HR promised me that the offer would be rolled out "soon" but it never did. The HR ended up ghosting me.
I will not take any names as I am not that kind of a person.
So if you guys have a lot of time to waste please go ahead.
About the interview -
1 DSA round, 1 system design, 2 rounds were on projects, aptitude and attitude and 1 was an HR round.
Though all the interviews were polite and seemed good but I dont think they respect other people's effort and time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Greedy Algo based array question.
2. HLD of Netflix Login
3.Discussion of projects and skills
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.