Question 1

Is Rakuten a good company to work for as a Senior Software Engineer?

Accepted Answer

Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Rakuten have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 183 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Rakuten employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Engineer Jobs at Rakuten now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Engineer interview questions at Rakuten.

Question 2

Does Rakuten pay Senior Software Engineer employees well?

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Senior Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Rakuten with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 183 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineer salaries and benefits at Rakuten.

Question 3

How happy are Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Rakuten?

Accepted Answer

50% of Senior Software Engineer employees at Rakuten would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 4% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Engineer professionals have also rated Rakuten with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.7 rating for culture and values and 3.4 rating for career opportunities.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rakuten?

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Software Engineer (468), Senior Software Engineer (175), Applications Engineer (126), Product Manager (93), Project Manager (80), Data Scientist (62), Manager (59), Associate Software Engineer (51), Account Manager (45), Software Developer (39), Technical Intern (31), Intern (29), Systems Engineer (29), Devops Engineer (27), Internship (26)

Question 5

What are the pros of working at Rakuten according to real employee reviews?

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"Also good work life balance because products are not profitable which leads to no major development work." ((in 241 reviews)); "Nothing much great to mention here apart from free food and few free biscuits in pantry." ((in 203 reviews)); "People are nice in my department" ((in 185 reviews)); "Good benefits including some paid lunches each week and you cant forget the In" ((in 127 reviews)); "Free meals and snacks" ((in 110 reviews))

Question 6

What are the cons of working at Rakuten according to real employee reviews?

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"1. Salary is low for fresh graduate (I heard that the salary of mid" ((in 283 reviews)); "Management is bad and HRs are not friendly." ((in 191 reviews)); "Sometimes managers have no technical knowledge or hands on experience making technical decisions and those projects are promised to fail or become a nightmare." ((in 136 reviews)); "Leadership is weak and only knows how to emulate their Japanese counterpart which doesn't seem to work in the US." ((in 45 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 38 reviews))

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