Is Rakuten a good company to work for as a Associate Data Engineer?

Associate Data Engineer professionals working at Rakuten have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 72 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 Associate Data Engineer Jobs at Rakuten now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Associate Data Engineer interview questions at Rakuten .

Does Rakuten pay Associate Data Engineer employees well?

Associate Data Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Rakuten with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 72 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 3.1% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Associate Data Engineer salaries at Rakuten.

How happy are Associate Data Engineer professionals working at Rakuten?

40% of Associate Data Engineer employees at Rakuten would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 45% in the past 12 months. Associate Data Engineer professionals have also rated Rakuten with a 3.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.0 rating for culture and values and 2.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rakuten?

Software Engineer (472) , Senior Software Engineer (176) , Applications Engineer (129) , Product Manager (95) , Project Manager (80) , Data Scientist (62) , Manager (59) , Associate Software Engineer (51) , Account Manager (45) , Software Developer (39) , Technical Intern (33) , Intern (29) , Systems Engineer (29) , Devops Engineer (27) , Internship (26)

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

"Also good work life balance because products are not profitable which leads to no major development work." ((in 248 reviews)); "Good and free food." ((in 211 reviews)); "Nice people to work with" ((in 191 reviews)); "Good benefits including some paid lunches each week and you cant forget the In" ((in 127 reviews)); "Free meals and snacks" ((in 108 reviews))

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

"1. Salary is low for fresh graduate (I heard that the salary of mid" ((in 281 reviews)); "Management is bad and HRs are not friendly." ((in 192 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 139 reviews)); "Leadership is weak and only knows how to emulate their Japanese counterpart which doesn't seem to work in the US." ((in 43 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 35 reviews))

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Rakuten Associate Data Engineer reviews

3.5

40% would recommend to a friend

(72 total reviews)

Hiroshi Mikitani

55% approve of CEO

17% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture & values

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Associate Data Engineer employees have rated Rakuten with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 72 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Associate Data Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Rakuten is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Associate Data Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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72 reviews

2.0

Jan 19, 2025

Good company if you enjoy change and instability

Data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company if you enjoy change and instability

Cons

Meaningless reorganization, opaque evaluation system

5.0

Jan 3, 2025

Good Company and Culture

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

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Extremely supportive and dedicated team

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No negative reviews to be reported

4.0

Dec 16, 2024

Good place to work in Tokyo

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

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Many perks, free food 3 times a day, diverse team

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So so salary compared to other big tech companies

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