Is Rakuten a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Rakuten have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 474 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Rakuten employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Rakuten now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Rakuten .

Does Rakuten pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Rakuten with 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 474 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 9.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Rakuten.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Rakuten?

71% of Software Developer employees at Rakuten would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 6% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Rakuten with a 3.6 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.2 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 245 reviews)); "Free food for 3 meals per day (you have to arrive early and leave late for breakfast and dinner)." ((in 211 reviews)); "Nice people to work with" ((in 183 reviews)); "Good benefits including some paid lunches each week and you cant forget the In" ((in 127 reviews)); "Free meals and snacks" ((in 110 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 293 reviews)); "Management is bad and HRs are not friendly." ((in 193 reviews)); "Some groups have very high attrition for senior managers due to lack of clarity of role." ((in 137 reviews)); "Leadership is weak and only knows how to emulate their Japanese counterpart which doesn't seem to work in the US." ((in 41 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 33 reviews))

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Rakuten Software Developer reviews

3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(474 total reviews)

Hiroshi Mikitani

68% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Senior management

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Rakuten with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 474 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Rakuten is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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474 reviews

3.0

May 22, 2026

Good environment with occasional communication issues

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pretty good for a japanese company, no extended work

Cons

sometimes the communication dont work

3.0

May 17, 2026

Strong engineering culture but unclear career advancement

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Engineering culture, established team culture, good cross team collaboration

Cons

Unclear career path, shrinking benefits, strict clocking policies

3.0

Apr 11, 2026

Average company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good office, location is good. Some departments like Rpay are good.

Cons

They support people who create an unprofessional environment, which speaks about how the higher management is. If you call out unprofessional behaviour, you'd better believe things will go down for you and not for the other person.

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