I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Rakuten (Tokio) in Apr 2016
Interview
3 interview questions, 1 easy, 1 medium and 1 very hard in 3 hours. Couldn't finish 3rd so did not get any response. Answers were available online but I checked after the interview. If someone is good with algorithms and data structures they might end up solving all 3 easily.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Rakuten (Tokio) in Mar 2016
Interview
In my interview, there was a manager and a team leader without a technical background.
I had a generic conversation and no technical questions.
They asked me where I live, how much time take to go to work and stuff like that.
Since they are in desperate need of staff because nobody wants to work here, they do not check whether a candidate with the skills necessary to understand this role.
They check if a person is good looking and can have polite conversations.
I applied online. I interviewed at Rakuten (Tokio) in Jan 2019
Interview
first, you need to register online, and then you can do the interview within one day. At the beginning, you would have a coding test, and they would inform you to have a face-to-face interview. Then we started to talk with each other.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the hardest thing when you developed your programs