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 3.7 out of 5 stars in 185 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than 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 (473) , Senior Software Engineer (176) , Applications Engineer (129) , 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 256 reviews)); "Free food for 3 meals per day (you have to arrive early and leave late for breakfast and dinner)." ((in 205 reviews)); "Nice people to work with" ((in 187 reviews)); "Good benefits including some paid lunches each week and you cant forget the In" ((in 132 reviews)); "Free meals and snacks" ((in 96 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 290 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 136 reviews)); "Leadership is weak and only knows how to emulate their Japanese counterpart which doesn't seem to work in the US." ((in 45 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 32 reviews))

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3.7

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 3.7 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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185 reviews

5.0

Jul 31, 2025

Good company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good projects Hike is good Tech stack is latest

Cons

Too much dependent to Japan with respect to the decision making

4.0

Jul 25, 2025

Pros and Cons

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Food Good Product Learning opportunities

Cons

Japan centric low trust on indians (due to poor quality of work obviously)

4.0

Jul 17, 2025

Good company which better work life balance

Senior software engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work environment, work life balance, perks and benefits

Cons

Management change are very frequent here

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