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 54 reviews)); "Good benefits and love working there" ((in 27 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 15 reviews)); "The team is great." ((in 12 reviews)); "Friendly work environment; Casual office; Lots of office perks like food and extra long summer weekends" ((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 14 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)); "New hire compensation isn't great." ((in 5 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

(261 total reviews)

Michael Tamblyn

88% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Work/Life balance

3.9

Senior management

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

Rakuten Kobo has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 261 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).

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Reviews by job title

261 reviews

4.0

Jul 2, 2015

R&D

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

meaningful product, fun team, challenging technical problems, growth opportunities, nice office space, fun area (liberty village), some nice perks (extra long weekends in summer)

Cons

not enough start-up type perks (no free food, office space is not super cool), Japanese influence creates culture clash on occasion, executive communications sometimes lacking, process towards change is slow, some managers are great some are awful

4.0

Jun 29, 2015

Good Perks, High Turn-Over rates

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Perks, sometimes free lunches, people are smart

Cons

Projects are decided on the fly without planning, not so good for work-life balance.

5.0

Jun 24, 2015

Best employer I've worked for.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I've worked at a few different companies before and Kobo is by far the most rewarding employer i've been with. Good people, good culture, good pay/benefits. Extra long weekends on summer stat holidays are great too!

Cons

I miss the weekly beer o'clock.

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