Rakuten Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer interview questions

1 round on call with lead on system design related to payments and cloud related questions, AWS S3 , AWS ec2 and a data flow for a typical card payment life cycle

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.