I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Rakuten (Singapore) in Mar 2025
Interview
Codility test. 1 easy leetcode question, and 1 hard leetcode question. 60min in total, I breezed through the easy one in less than a minute. but the hard one can't even be solved.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
easy qustion - how to slice a string.
hard one is super hard, I forgot alr.
3 rounds
OA - easier than most companies
Onsite Engineering round- Easy leet code problem, question about your experiences
Onsite final Round - Usually with senior managers of the company, felt more like a discussion than an interview, asked for thoughts on AI and other tech
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Rakuten (Singapore) in May 2025
Interview
Superday style interview. Final round is a behavioural interview with senior manager. Talk about school/internship history, expectations, hypothetical situations. Senior manager was friendly and easy to talk to, good vibe.
it was an on-campus hiring , so there was only three rounds , which are at first online assessment which included two coding questions ( one is normal string question and other is segment tree } , and one techinical interview and hr round .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
techinical interview ,
first there were two interviewers in the panel and they asked me to introduce myself and started with oops and then one simple behavioural question , and then one database design question , which went for 90 min total .
