Does Rakuten Kobo pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rakuten Kobo employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rakuten Kobo. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rakuten Kobo?

83% of Rakuten Kobo employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rakuten Kobo 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rakuten Kobo?

Software Developer (15) , Software Engineer (9) , QA Analyst (7) , Analyst (4) , Manager (4) , Marketing (4) , Marketing Designer (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Senior Manager (3) , Web Developer (3) , Anonymous (2) , Business Analyst (2) , Content (2) , Data Analyst (2) , Designer (2)

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

"Great people and attitude." ((in 49 reviews)); "Good benefits and love working there" ((in 27 reviews)); "good work life balance" ((in 18 reviews)); "Friendly work environment; Casual office; Lots of office perks like food and extra long summer weekends" ((in 12 reviews)); "Great company culture" ((in 10 reviews))

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

"Salary low" ((in 15 reviews)); "poor management , others are good" ((in 15 reviews)); "Pay is not competitive and is well under" ((in 12 reviews)); "hiring inexperienced managers in certain areas that do not know how to implement" ((in 6 reviews)); "upper management won't allow for much innovation" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Rakuten Kobo layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Rakuten Kobo locations?

Wyoming , Canada , Mountain View

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4.0

Jul 6, 2017

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Overall the company gives good package: Good salary, full Health & Dental benefits, flexible work hours, 3 weeks vacation (4 weeks if you have worked for 5 years), gym discount, perks such as massage therapy, physiotherapy, etc. In addition, the company also offers stock options (though not a significant amount due to the vesting period) and annual bonus (which is not guaranteed). One of the best perk is the extra day off for each of the summer long weekend. This is by far one of the best perks at Kobo.

Cons

The salary area can still be better. There are many companies in Toronto area that offers similar perks as above, but with much higher salary.

Rakuten Kobo Response

Thank you for your feedback! While we do believe that Kobo offers competitive total rewards packages (including salary, bonus, stock and a multitude of other benefits) we do appreciate your comments and will continue to conduct regular compensation benchmarking to ensure we remain competitive.

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5.0

Jul 31, 2024

Technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It’s a good place to work

Cons

It’s Sometimes there’s short breaks

3.0

Jan 28, 2025

Anonymous contractor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free ebook every week, good benefits, free lunch every day if you’re in the office.

Cons

Extremely siloed to the point where people in the same team don’t even communicate. A lot of people that are hired are not fit for the role they are hired for. A lot of favortism, same people getting recognition over and over again even for mediocre work. They try to sell this image of being a friendly brand/company to work for but there is a good amount of hostility, cliques and politics within the org that make it difficult to navigate. Pay is not competitive.

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