Is Rakuten a good company to work for as a Senior Software Engineer?

Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Rakuten have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 185 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Rakuten employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Engineer Jobs at Rakuten now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Engineer interview questions at Rakuten .

Does Rakuten pay Senior Software Engineer employees well?

Senior Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Rakuten with 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 185 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineer salaries at Rakuten.

How happy are Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Rakuten?

60% of Senior Software Engineer employees at Rakuten would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 14% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Engineer professionals have also rated Rakuten with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rakuten?

Software Engineer (472) , Senior Software Engineer (176) , Applications Engineer (129) , Product Manager (94) , 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 247 reviews)); "Free food and drinks 24/7; very casual attire; mid" ((in 207 reviews)); "People are nice in my department" ((in 184 reviews)); "Good benefits including some paid lunches each week and you cant forget the In" ((in 128 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 282 reviews)); "Management is bad and HRs are not friendly." ((in 198 reviews)); "Some groups have very high attrition for senior managers due to lack of clarity of role." ((in 138 reviews)); "Leadership is weak and only knows how to emulate their Japanese counterpart which doesn't seem to work in the US." ((in 45 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 34 reviews))

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Rakuten Senior Software Engineer reviews

3.7

60% would recommend to a friend

(185 total reviews)

Hiroshi Mikitani

76% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer employees have rated Rakuten with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 185 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Rakuten is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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185 reviews

4.0

Apr 6, 2021

Good working environment

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Colleague is nice Manager willing to listen to your opinions Work life balance

Cons

Difficult to increase salary CEO is Japanese minded

5.0

Mar 22, 2021

One of the best place to start your careers (subjective to few departments and teams)

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Technically sound architects and principal engineers - Open to new tech stack - English environment - No micro management

Cons

- Start salary may be less compared to the market because of the other perks. - Perks include: 3 times meal everyday, recreational activity budget every year, chance to visit overseas conferences and overseas offices, company wide parties with snacks, freebies, etc.

5.0

Mar 15, 2021

Good company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work, good career progress

Cons

Nothing much, every thing is good

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