I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Rakuten (Mumbai) in Jun 2016
Interview
I got connected with the consultant on linked in they shared the openings and asked for resume, as i was located in Mumbai the opening was in Tokyo so everything was on skype.
1. Recorded HR interview.
2. Skype interview 1.
3. Skype interview 2.
4. more rounds if you get selected.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Basic questions on multi-threading, how to implement it, how to kill a thread, use of volatile keyword.
- methods in object class, details on usage of all and how to over ride equals & hash code.
- types of Algorithms and their performance
- Design patterns types and how you have used in past.
- few question on UNIX like how to identify which application is running on a specific port, how to identify which is writing to a file.
General coding questions and programming, culture fit and hiring manager
Usually there are 3 rounds of interviews starting with technical, culture fit and senior management and then HR round and discussion.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Rakuten
Interview
Don't go through 3rd party for interview in Rakuten . Rakuten conducts fake interviews. Inspite of doing well, they block your number after final round conducted. Such a waste of time.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Rakuten (Tokyo) in Aug 2025
Interview
The first interview will be with a recruiter. In this stage, you will introduce yourself and talk about your professional experience. It mainly focuses on evaluating your English communication skills, cultural fit, and overall background.
The second stage was with another interviewer, but the experience felt unclear. The questions were vague and very general, so I often felt like I was just talking to myself. The lack of engagement made the interview feel monotonous, and I found the interviewer yawning throughout entire session.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In the second stage, the interviewer asked me questions related to Kafka, RabbitMQ, CQRS, Saga Orchestration, and microservices.
