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 260 reviews)); "Nothing much great to mention here apart from free food and few free biscuits in pantry." ((in 207 reviews)); "Nice people to work with" ((in 182 reviews)); "Good benefits including some paid lunches each week and you cant forget the In" ((in 130 reviews)); "Free meals and snacks" ((in 106 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 292 reviews)); "Management is bad and HRs are not friendly." ((in 190 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 132 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 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

3.0

Feb 24, 2017

Good stepping stone to Japan, not so good corporate culture

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the most internationalized Japanese companies in Japan. Fairly renowned household name in Japan. Good first experience in Japan.

Cons

Business-driven. Not a technology company. Leadership is fairly unsatisfactory. Corporate culture mostly based on deflection of responsibilities. Exploration is not encouraged and failure is punished.

4.0

Feb 23, 2017

Nice company to work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Lots of roles/ teams to explore - Independence and respnsibility - Very high standards at work - Cool ambience to work - Good support from team across. - Friendly, work life balance and the stick to there ethics and culture. - Learning opportunity is very high.

Cons

Highly competitive Dynamic process Poor IT Support

5.0

Feb 12, 2017

Senior EngineernSoftware Development

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work culture, people managers, career opportunities, breadth of technology, work life Balance

Cons

Nothing as such,nothing specific to mention now

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