Great WL balance and perks - Backend Developer Rakuten Employee Review

5.0
Nov 10, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- If you're in the right team, the WB balance is pretty good - Free meals! - Discounts in plenty of stores as an employee

Cons

- Cross-team communication is a challenge with a company this size - Depending on your team, career growth can be slow

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5.0
Mar 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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.

4.0
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible Hours, Benefits, Pay, lunch provided 3 days per week,

Cons

There were no cons while I was there

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