Rakuten Field / Application Engineer Interview Questions
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First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Rakuten.
Rakuten
Applications Engineer
Mid Easy Neutral experience Decline offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Offer
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
The interview process was pretty easy, as usual, though it could have been more efficient. If you're an experienced developer, it should be easy to pass. Some interviewers weren't very professional, but overall, you can try this before others.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you tell me about the biggest challenge you faced in your project?
Rakuten
Applications Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation
First, you need to read the book by the CEO. Then, connect your experience to the company's successful value pillars. It's a Japanese style, so generally, remember to verbalize your thoughts while talking to the interviewer.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you discuss the demo web application you developed, including the technologies utilized and its overall impact?
- Could you elaborate on the technical stack you employed for the demo web app and the results it achieved?
- Please describe the demo web application you built, detailing the tech stacks used and its impact.
Rakuten
Applications Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Group Onsite Offer
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
I applied for the "Agile Application" role as a new grad. It started with an initial screening, followed by an online coding test. Candidates who passed then had an interview with group managers. If successful, the next step was a final interview with a department manager. The HR team called me in the afternoon with an offer. The entire process happened in a single day. The interviewers were friendly, and communication was in English.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- What is your reason for coming to Japan?
- Have you had any experience developing web services?
- Can you describe a challenging problem your team faced during web service development?
Rakuten Field / Application Engineer Interview Questions
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“Can you explain how a browser serves a request?”
Read reports →“Regarding sorting algorithms, what can you tell me about their time and space complexity?”
Read reports →“What are your reasons for wanting to work in Japan?”
Read reports →“Could you elaborate on the technical stack you employed for the demo web app and the results it achieved?”
Read reports →“Can you explain concepts related to Stack, Queue, Priority Queue, PWA, DDMS, Big O Complexity, Algorithms, ArrayList, and Server-Side Languages/Frameworks?”
Read report →“Tell me about Java, JVM, GC, HTTP, Monitoring, Queues, and APIs.”
Read report →“What are your aspirations if you were to join Rakuten?”
Read report →“Regarding your Codility test, you used Stack Overflow for help. How would you approach a problem if you couldn't find external references?”
Read report →“What are your reasons for wanting to be a developer?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
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