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.
Accepted offer
Negative experience
Average interview
Application
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Rakuten (Bengaluru)
Interview
Technical interview was good. Questions were good. They asked me to code while sharing my screen.
HR round was not good. Companies should disclose their budget before taking 4 rounds of interview and then say that they cannot afford the candidate. It was a waste of time for everyone involved.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Programs on arrays
They had given a project that I had to complete in 1.5 hrs
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.