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      Software Engineer Interview

      21 Oct 2016
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Bengaluru
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Rakuten (Bengaluru)

      Interview

      Interview process for Java Developer started with 2 telephonic and 1 Skype Round . Both these rounds had Core Java and Data Structure Questions . Having cleared them ,I was called for F2F interview at the Rakuten Office located in WTC ,Rajajinagar . There gave 2 more technical interviews with focus on Core Java ,Design Patterns and Problem Solving . Having successfully crossed these rounds was told to appear for CTO round via Skype . CTO round was pretty smooth . Whole process looked very organized and I was all pumped up to join the Company. Overall rating of this company over Glassdoor is below 3 (2.8) but still I thought of giving it a shot and was expecting offer to be rolled out sooner . Alas ,wait ,wait and wait . No communication from HR team for a week ,then I sent a gentle query about status . Surprisingly they didn't tell me Yes /No ,they kept me awaited citing multiple reasons like the hiring manager is traveling ,we Haven't yet got feedback ,blah blah . After 15 days of CTO round ,I finally asked rigidly about the status ,then got a naïve reply that the position has gone ON HOLD . Frustrated and dejected ,I simply replied - Thanks . Lesson Learnt - Don't waste time even interviewing here ,let alone joining . No ,not at all a good place

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Core Java , Design Patterns ,Data Structures
      1 Answer

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      21 May 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Toronto, ON
      No offer
      Neutral experience
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      Application

      I interviewed at Rakuten (Toronto, ON)

      Interview

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      28 Apr 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Francisco, CA
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      Negative experience
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      Application

      I interviewed at Rakuten (San Francisco, CA)

      Interview

      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

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