Depends on which team - Software Engineer Rakuten Employee Review

2.0
14 Jun 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Free food. Nice people. No Japanese language proficiency required during recruitment (but.. see Cons).

Cons

Depending on the team - but mostly, very hierarchical and has very confusing roles and responsibilities. There's a language barrier - japanese is not required for some position but will limit potential improvements and growth (both team and individual). Will also introduce stress and anxiety for some. There's a lot of bosses and only few leaders.

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5.0
25 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Rakuten Rewards has great life balance. Too bad the economy was getting rocked.

Cons

Don't really have any cons. I understand that the market's been hard so had to downsize the force, so that was kinda challenging. Hopefully AI will increase everyone's output.

1.0
6 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free food, benefits are good

Cons

Pay was so bad. The management was awful.

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