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 (16) , 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 55 reviews)); "Good benefits and love working there" ((in 27 reviews)); "good work life balance" ((in 19 reviews)); "extremely friendly work environment" ((in 10 reviews)); "The team is great." ((in 10 reviews))

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

"Salary low" ((in 16 reviews)); "poor management , others are good" ((in 16 reviews)); "Pay is not competitive and is well under" ((in 10 reviews)); "hiring inexperienced managers in certain areas that do not know how to implement" ((in 6 reviews)); "That being said, unless you are in the inner circle and can adhere to high school politics, do not expect any career growth" ((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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Rakuten Kobo reviews

4.2

83% would recommend to a friend

(262 total reviews)

Michael Tamblyn

88% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (262 reviews)

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Rakuten Kobo has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 262 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Rakuten Kobo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

262 reviews

4.0

Sep 26, 2025

Good place to work

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work opportunities, and great work/life balance

Cons

Lower compensation, and pay disparity across the team.

4.0

Aug 9, 2025

Great people

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people, the culture, the product

Cons

No clear job profiles and development paths

3.0

Jul 28, 2025

Interesting company with lot of creative people at work

Operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good salary new tech available to play around more relaxed work environment good engineering team with interesting challenges

Cons

teams sometime lack clarity on their objectives major projects suddenly land and with priority pushing already planned projects to a later date

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