I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Rakuten (Singapur) in Sep 2018
Interview
The interview process started by the recruiter contacting through the LinkedIn. If you are interested, they proceed further.
1. The recruiter will send a basic question which need to solved in any languauge (Java, JS etc) and to submitted back. They share a google form for the interview question.
2. The next round is from the senior developer who asks about the basic DS and algo questions.
3. Next is Java and design questions.
4.Manager round, which is like almost yes if you have cleared previous two.
Then the recruiter will roll out a offer letter. If you not staying in Singapore then they initiate the VISA process first which typically takes a month to complete. They also sponsor the Dependent VISA but be vary that they don't provide the relocation assistance.
The cost of living in Singapore is high.
We are thinking to arrange meeting room.
Unfortunately, the wall between rooms is not sound proof perfectly. So You can hear other room's noise when you are using your room. So you are unhappy always.
What we can do here is based on given rooms and users, how to arrange room separately so people dont feel unconfortable.
[Row, Column, number of users you need to assign the room]-> unhappy point
ex.
[2, 3, 6] -> 7
[4, 1, 2] -> 0
[3, 3, 8] -> 8
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Rakuten (Tokio) in Feb 2018
Interview
Step1: online code assessment,
Step 2: A 30-minute interview session with two people in the department.
Step 3: Interview with Manager
Questions about past projects and skills. As well as a few behavioural questions. What would you do if you disagreed with the leader? Why do you want to live in Japan?
Step 4: Don't know
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about past projects and skills. As well as a few behavioural questions. What would you do if you disagreed with the leader? Why do you want to live in Japan?
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Rakuten (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2018
Interview
Week of coding effort wasted after a successful demo
I was asked to design a data import tool (trivial ETL) and a web-UI with two Views for browsing the data. Even though the problem was solved to 100%, and I've caught all the "gotchas" in advance, and demoed/explained the design and implementation details, I got no offer. The interviewers were sending very positive messages starting the phone screening coding problem; as well as during the onsite demo-and-skills probing session. This, however, turned out to be either very fake or hypocritical as in "assessment against hidden criteria".
I don't recommend anyone spend even an hour on the home assignment. This company is essentially prototyping/stealing your code.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Home coding project assignment (ETL + Web UI + Web Service)