Does Rakuten pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rakuten employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rakuten. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rakuten?

71% of Rakuten employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rakuten 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rakuten?

Software Engineer (471) , Senior Software Engineer (176) , Applications Engineer (127) , Product Manager (93) , 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 250 reviews)); "Nothing much great to mention here apart from free food and few free biscuits in pantry." ((in 207 reviews)); "People are nice in my department" ((in 184 reviews)); "Good benefits including some paid lunches each week and you cant forget the In" ((in 132 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 290 reviews)); "Management is bad and HRs are not friendly." ((in 193 reviews)); "As a foreigner I was treated horribly by Japanese managers" ((in 132 reviews)); "Leadership is weak and only knows how to emulate their Japanese counterpart which doesn't seem to work in the US." ((in 46 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 35 reviews))

What are employees saying about Rakuten layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Rakuten layoffs and their outlook for job security at Rakuten in 2026.

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3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(3,534 total reviews)

Hiroshi Mikitani

78% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

Rakuten has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,534 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rakuten employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0

Oct 27, 2025

It`s a job where you`re selling network packets.

Sales advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A good way to masterize that selling skill.

Cons

It`s hard to convince people to buy what you`re selling.

3.0

Oct 27, 2025

No career progress

Ui & ux designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It served as a good experience to work for a corporate company.

Cons

It’s very difficult to increase your salary and climb the career ladder. The approval chain is quite long and there might be a lot of delay when making changes. Most of the decisions rely on the Business side.

5.0

Oct 26, 2025

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Data science engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work Culture with great leaders

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No such things to mention

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