Work hard, learn hard but less salary - Software Engineer Rakuten Employee Review

3.0
23 May 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you are workaholic and love to learn many new business and people, Rakuten is good as the company is growing fast. It is hiring more and more talented foreigners who will be an important part in changing the company into the great global one.

Cons

Small salary and you need to choose team and department wisely. (You need a little inside to help you.) Many teams here are still domestics and too traditional with too much top-down structures. You will feel good only when you are in a global team but feel the worst and wanna quit right away in a domestic one.

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5.0
25 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Rakuten Rewards has great life balance. Too bad the economy was getting rocked.

Cons

Don't really have any cons. I understand that the market's been hard so had to downsize the force, so that was kinda challenging. Hopefully AI will increase everyone's output.

4.0
22 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible Hours, Benefits, Pay, lunch provided 3 days per week,

Cons

There were no cons while I was there

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