Rakuten Software Developer reviews

3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(480 total reviews)
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Hiroshi Mikitani

68% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

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
3.0
Feb 2, 2026

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Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Job stability and good tech to work

Cons

Management issues in few teams

3.0
Jan 31, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Be able to communicate in English even in Japan. Free morning, lunch, dinner

Cons

Old system, non-tech related some activity obligation for all employee

2.0
Jan 30, 2026

Too Slow

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

No stress and good work life balance and meals

Cons

No development or real technical challenge and a serious lack of automation

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