I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Rakuten (Tokyo) in Jan 2018
Interview
I applied for this Tokyo based position on Rakuten career site. The whole process took one month.I’m pretty sure i did the online codility test correctly. But they told me I’m not able to get to the next round.
So even if you passed the coding test, you may still won’t have chance to get that job due to other factors like your working experience or something else.
Just for your information.
I applied online. I interviewed at Rakuten (Tokyo) in Jun 2026
Interview
After applying, I waited for about a week and got a response with an invitation to take a programming test on Hacker Rank. The test included two programming problems where I had to pass test cases.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
It were classic algorhytmic problems with a high difficulty level.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Rakuten in Mar 2025
Interview
The first round is an online coding test, the second round is a video interview where you will write code, followed by some questions based on the code. I haven't passed the second round of the interview yet.
Coding challenge. 1 Technical interview, 1 Interview with division manager and 1 interview with top manager.
The coding challenge is used as screening as well as CV. Technical interview is not that hard. The other 2 interviews are more of a character test interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you work in a chaotic environment?
If you answer no, you may get rejected.