I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Rakuten
Interview
Fully remote. HR from Rakuten set up interviews. My recruiter coordinated with Rakuten folks. So it was a smooth process. After the initial document screening process, three interviews. One with the hiring manager, and another one with managing director.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me what you’ve done in the past.
Why changing jobs?
easy as usually, but could be more efficient, if you're an experienced developer, should be easy to pass, so basically you can try this before others, some of the interviewer are not professional
You have to read the book written by the CEO. Mostly put your experience to the successful pillars of the company value. Quite generally, Japanese styl,e and remember to talk out loud what you think to the interviewer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Ask about the demo web app I created, the tech stacks I used, and the impact.
The interview process was thorough and focused heavily on architectural concepts. They asked many in-depth questions about architectural patterns, design principles, and real-world application scenarios, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation of my expertise
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe the architecture you would use to move large files
