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 3.4 out of 5 stars in 183 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than 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 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 183 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineer salaries and benefits at Rakuten .

How happy are Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Rakuten?

50% of Senior Software Engineer employees at Rakuten would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 4% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Engineer professionals have also rated Rakuten with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.7 rating for culture and values and 3.4 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rakuten?

Software Engineer (469) , Senior Software Engineer (175) , Applications Engineer (126) , Product Manager (93) , Project Manager (80) , Data Scientist (62) , Manager (59) , Associate Software Engineer (51) , Account Manager (45) , Software Developer (39) , Technical Intern (31) , 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 245 reviews)); "Nothing much great to mention here apart from free food and few free biscuits in pantry." ((in 201 reviews)); "Nice people to work with" ((in 181 reviews)); "Good benefits including some paid lunches each week and you cant forget the In" ((in 125 reviews)); "Free meals and snacks" ((in 105 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 280 reviews)); "Management is bad and HRs are not friendly." ((in 195 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 133 reviews)); "Leadership is weak and only knows how to emulate their Japanese counterpart which doesn't seem to work in the US." ((in 45 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 33 reviews))

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Rakuten Senior Software Engineer reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(183 total reviews)

Hiroshi Mikitani

70% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Senior management

Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer employees have rated Rakuten with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 183 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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183 reviews

2.0

Feb 7, 2026

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Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance and decent culture

Cons

Not challenging work Not profitable company Very slow in terms of new tech adoption

3.0

Feb 3, 2026

Mangement Isuue

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- 3 times food - Stability

Cons

- Declined career progress - Bully (may differ by department) - Restricts to think in advanced to improve product and process

3.0

Jan 29, 2026

Good enough

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance for some Good for starting your career in Japan

Cons

Requires on-site attendance A lot of politics Needs to improve on recognizing real talents High turn over due to poor management

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