Is Rakuten a good company to work for as a Senior Software Engineer?

Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Rakuten have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 185 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Rakuten employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Engineer Jobs at Rakuten now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Engineer interview questions at Rakuten .

Does Rakuten pay Senior Software Engineer employees well?

Senior Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Rakuten with 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 185 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineer salaries at Rakuten.

How happy are Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Rakuten?

60% of Senior Software Engineer employees at Rakuten would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 14% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Engineer professionals have also rated Rakuten with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rakuten?

Software Engineer (471) , Senior Software Engineer (176) , Applications Engineer (128) , Product Manager (94) , Project Manager (80) , Data Scientist (62) , Manager (59) , Associate Software Engineer (51) , Account Manager (45) , Software Developer (39) , Technical Intern (33) , Intern (29) , Systems Engineer (29) , Devops Engineer (27) , Internship (26)

What are the pros of working at Rakuten according to real employee reviews?

"Also good work life balance because products are not profitable which leads to no major development work." ((in 253 reviews)); "Nothing much great to mention here apart from free food and few free biscuits in pantry." ((in 205 reviews)); "Nice people to work with" ((in 186 reviews)); "Good benefits including some paid lunches each week and you cant forget the In" ((in 130 reviews)); "Free meals and snacks" ((in 102 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Rakuten according to real employee reviews?

"1. Salary is low for fresh graduate (I heard that the salary of mid" ((in 287 reviews)); "Management is bad and HRs are not friendly." ((in 193 reviews)); "Sometimes managers have no technical knowledge or hands on experience making technical decisions and those projects are promised to fail or become a nightmare." ((in 131 reviews)); "Leadership is weak and only knows how to emulate their Japanese counterpart which doesn't seem to work in the US." ((in 44 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 34 reviews))

Rakuten Senior Software Engineer reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(185 total reviews)

Hiroshi Mikitani

76% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer employees have rated Rakuten with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 185 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Rakuten is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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185 reviews

5.0

May 14, 2024

Good Company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is good, we should join

Cons

Management is not good. Need to work on management side.

4.0

Apr 9, 2024

Great place to work with trending tech

Senior software engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Learning opportunities 2. Great compensation (if done right) 3. Employee Facilities 4. Free Food

Cons

1. Average hikes 2. Work load can be a bit more sometimes (depends on team and ongoing phase of the project) 3. In absence of a counter offer, it is difficult to get a package that is required by the individual

1.0

Apr 4, 2024

Do not trust their best place to work. It is forced review

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance Free food for everyone

Cons

Silent and forced lay-off is happening Very late decision making No proper road map for product Managers are safe players here, it is hire and silently fire culture. Do not fall for their prey Soon after the product investment is stopped you will be kicked out. No global investments

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