Question 1

Is Rakuten a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

Rakuten has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 4,166 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at Rakuten to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Rakuten have been left by employees working as Member Service Representative, Manager and Software Engineer.

Question 2

Does Rakuten pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rakuten employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rakuten. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Rakuten?

Accepted Answer

70% of Rakuten employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Rakuten 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rakuten?

Accepted Answer

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 (30), 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?

Accepted Answer

"Also good work life balance because products are not profitable which leads to no major development work." ((in 251 reviews)); "Nothing much great to mention here apart from free food and few free biscuits in pantry." ((in 203 reviews)); "Nice people to work with" ((in 182 reviews)); "Good benefits including some paid lunches each week and you cant forget the In" ((in 126 reviews)); "Free meals and snacks" ((in 103 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 279 reviews)); "Management is bad and HRs are not friendly." ((in 192 reviews)); "As a foreigner I was treated horribly by Japanese managers" ((in 128 reviews)); "Leadership is weak and only knows how to emulate their Japanese counterpart which doesn't seem to work in the US." ((in 47 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 33 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Rakuten layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Rakuten layoffs and their outlook for job security at Rakuten in 2026.

Question 8

What Rakuten locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Accepted Answer

San Diego, Salt Lake City, Beloit, San Francisco, Japan, Chicago, Boston

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