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 251 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 187 reviews)); "Good benefits including some paid lunches each week and you cant forget the In" ((in 127 reviews)); "Free meals and snacks" ((in 107 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 288 reviews)); "Management is bad and HRs are not friendly." ((in 189 reviews)); "Some groups have very high attrition for senior managers due to lack of clarity of role." ((in 137 reviews)); "Leadership is weak and only knows how to emulate their Japanese counterpart which doesn't seem to work in the US." ((in 43 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 35 reviews))

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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

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

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

3.0

Aug 29, 2019

Senior Software Engineer

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Location, Free Meals , polite people

Cons

Micro management and dependency on Japan team most of the time

3.0

Aug 15, 2019

Average place

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good opportunity to travel abroad.

Cons

The company lacks the quality of a tech company. The focus is on quantity and the quality of code is pretty bad. The management has a very short sighted vision to increase the head count in India office and therefore they compromise the hiring standards. It could have been a much better place to work if the hiring quality was not compromised.

3.0

Mar 14, 2019

Not Bad But Not Good either

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free Lunch, Outside activities every quarter. The management is open to the feedback.

Cons

No relocation assistance. Pay is very less compared to the peers. Cannot take leave in probation even if you are sick. Timings are very strict (in and out). Projects are very old, No one is prepared to innovate. You will be stuck in the same project for very long without the growth of your career.

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