Rakuten Qa Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Rakuten.
Rakuten
Software QA Tester
Entry Difficult Positive experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Take home Panel
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral Presentation
So I had this initial chat with HR first. Then I did a technical test about testing stuff and finding bugs. After that, I had to do a practical QA thing where I made test cases for an app they gave me. The last part was like a panel talk with the QA manager and some senior people where we talked about how I do quality assurance and my past testing work.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- Could you detail how you would architect a complete test plan for their e-commerce site that's getting a big makeover?
- Can you elaborate on your strategy for regression testing?
- What's your process for selecting an automation framework?
Rakuten
Quality Analyst
Mid Average Negative experience Decline offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
The 1st round of interview went very well for about half an hour. There were a lot of technical discussions, and the interviewer seemed very happy with my performance, indicating I would proceed to the 2nd round. The 2nd Round interview also lasted about half an hour. However, the interviewer, Vasishta, lacked maturity and IT culture, and didn't know how to conduct an interview properly. I've never encountered someone like that before. I previously had a very good impression of Rakuten, and I'm surprised management allows such people to conduct interviews. He was technically inept and attempted to twist my answers.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What test scenarios would you create for the Amazon and Flipkart applications?
Rakuten
QA Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
I applied on indeed.com and got an email from Ebates. The process was simple: first, an email with basic screening questions. Then, a technical assignment. After submitting that and it being accepted, I had a technical phone screen for about 45 minutes. After that, I went on-site for three one-hour interviews: a soft skills one with management, a technical one with the QA team, and another technical one with a developer. Overall, the interview process was pretty smooth and straightforward, though the three hours of interviews felt a bit long.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you explain how to implement a hashmap?
Rakuten Qa Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Rakuten interview reports.
“What is the difference between Groupby and orderby?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the difference between a single slash and a double slash in XPath?”
Read reports →“Could you explain the difference between an array and a list?”
Read reports →“When automating with Selenium, which locator strategy (e.g., ID, XPath, class name) is generally preferred?”
Read reports →“How do you decide between using automated and manual testing methods?”
Read report →“Can you explain how to implement a hashmap?”
Read report →“Can you write code to create the specified image patterns?”
Read report →“What is the future outlook for a QA role in the next decade?”
Read report →“Can you tell me about the basics of Java?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 28 Rakuten interview reports.