I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Rakuten (San Mateo, CA) in Jan 2020
Interview
Several rounds of phone screens and face to face interviews. Nice people but they definity grill you the process to ensure you are technically strong and a good fit for their culture.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to resolve a problem where there was no established process.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Rakuten (Tokio) in Oct 2019
Interview
The process took two months, in a couple of instance I had to send them emails to ask them what was going on. The interviewers were very nice and polite asking standard questions about my previous jobs and how I would solve certain situations. That being said, the salary they offered me was 50% less than the one I got offered for the same position in other companies
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you prioritize items in the product backlog
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Rakuten (Salt Lake City, UT)
Interview
The HR person missed the first two scheduled calls with me which should have been a sign of how the rest of the process would unfold. Once we finally talked it seemed to go smoothly through the next phone interview with the person who I would have reported to at the company. Then the onsite interview was scheduled, and the person I was supposed to meet wasn't there so I was invited to a conference room to speak via video chat with some people in the California office. That ended and the local guy still wasn't there. When he finally arrived he sat down, opened his computer, and proceeded to ignore me for the next 15 minutes. I attempted to ask a few questions, to which he would only give one word answers in response. Finally he stood up, said he was double booked and needed to reschedule and walked me out of the office. It was a complete waste of time and I was treated with so little respect throughout the entire process. I wouldn't waste your time on this company.