Rakuten Senior Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Apr 20, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly negative
How others got an interview
- 25%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 23%RecruiterRecruiter
- 13%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 4%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
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Rakuten interviews FAQs
- Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Rakuten with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 38% positive. To compare, the company-average is 44.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 16 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Rakuten overall takes an average of 35 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Rakuten as a Senior Software Engineer according to 16 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 23%
Phone interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 16%
One on one interview: 14%
Background check: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Other: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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