I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Rakuten (Hong Kong) in Oct 2015
Interview
i was asked to attend a online programming test and interview video. the online programming test was not that much difficult, however you really need to be careful as it easily get trapped. all interview questions are emailed in advance, you just need to prepared before.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what do you know about Rakutun and why do you think you are capable of this position?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Rakuten (Tokio) in Jun 2016
Interview
The process took a long time. One coding test and three Skype interviews. The first interview was technical interview and the second one was more like a behavioral interview. The interviewer were nice. Between the second and the third interview, I was required to read a book written by the CEO of Rakuten and submit a report.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Rakuten (Tokio) in Apr 2016
Interview
1st step: Relatively simple online coding test, and Video interview with pre-given questions. You get about 10 days after receiving the link to do the test. If you pass it, you'll be invited for an onsite interview, or by phone.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given an input vector X, first determine the sum of 2^(of each element), then give the shortest vector Y's length which elements' sum equals the input vector. Require some binary-related logic.