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 480 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 480 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 (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)); "Nothing much great to mention here apart from free food and few free biscuits in pantry." ((in 205 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 123 reviews)); "Free meals and snacks" ((in 111 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)); "As a foreigner I was treated horribly by Japanese managers" ((in 140 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 33 reviews))

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3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(480 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 employees have rated Rakuten with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 480 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Rakuten is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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480 reviews

4.0

Feb 19, 2026

Good company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Cons

Breakfast close early and dinner open late to keep employees at the office.

2.0

Feb 18, 2026

Work-Life Balance Is Great, Product Direction Is Not

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance and benefits are great.

Cons

No clear vision on the future product plan and roadmap, The company is continuing to rely on existing business models.

5.0

Feb 16, 2026

Good atmosphere

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are nice in general. The office is clean and the lunch will be provided when you're in the office. Work-life balance is good (unless you have to urgently support production issues)

Cons

The speed of development projects are slow. Since the company is big, they are less tolerant to mistakes and you will need to plan very well before execution. Managers are also scared of making mistakes.

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