I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Rakuten (Bengaluru) in Jan 2025
Interview
Three rounds of Interview- 2 Technical and 1 technical-managerial.
1. First round: Intro, 2 DSA medium-hard question(Trees), Solid Principal's
2. Second Round: 2 DSA question(EASY-Medium), Implement Decorator, ASYNC, Multithreading, SingleTon class and deep project questions
3. Third round: With the director- Directly started with Why you want to leave your current job? 1 DSA question(trichy)
Got rejected in third round due to Behaviour questions mostly as I was very nervous :(
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Trees- Right view, Design questions, Binary Search questions
Applied online. Initial screening with the hiring manager. Questions from resume. Technologies used. Java basic questions. Salary expectations. About the role and team. Leetcode question - no coding - just mention the approach. System design question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode question - no coding - just mention the approach. System design question.
Disorganized, no HR reached out to discuss about the administrative details and salary and benefits, the hiring manager reached out directly, scheduled a meeting and asked about HR questions(visa, RTO etc.)
The hiring manager was late for over 5 mins minutes, no apologies, no greetings. Negative experience
The interview covered Python libraries, networking, and my software engineering experience. While questions were basic, they can be tricky for seniors. Review your definitions alongside your past projects to succeed.