I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Rakuten (Tokyo) in Dec 2024
Interview
Applied online via linkedin, the HR reached out quite swiftly by email.
Had the first round of interview with the hiring manager in a week, but got rejection one day after.
this interview process had 5 rounds
2 was a tech test
3 were conversational in nature
with various managers from direct and indirect to the department manager mostly in Japan but also outside Japan.
1st Interview was simple leetcode task and some questions about Kubernetes. 2nd interview - classical ML and DL questions, Final interview is mostly informal, but there may appear some questions about specific experience and problem solving
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the difference between random forest and boosting?
Initial LeetCode coding test, hiring manager interview for profile and role fit, multiple technical rounds covering statistics, machine learning, SQL, Python, and case studies, concluding with behavioral interviews evaluating teamwork, communication, and cultural alignment.