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Rakuten Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 16 Apr 2024

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Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Aayush Kumar Tiwari

posted on 16 Apr 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

1 Hour coding round on leetcode or hackerearth

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding round with Medium level questions

Round 3 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Java related questions
  • Q2. Hashmap , treemap implementations
  • Q3. Loop in a linkedlist
  • Ans. 

    Loop in a linked list

    • Use Floyd's Cycle Detection Algorithm to detect a loop in a linked list

    • Maintain two pointers, one moving at double the speed of the other

    • If the two pointers meet at some point, there is a loop in the linked list

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Interview with manager where he discussed few use cases and data structures to be used

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jun 2022. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary and Joining discussion

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Informal HR. Wont release offer and if tomorrow is the joining day HR will call and tell will release the offer soon today. I rejected due to this informal HR

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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Core java question. and basic question on angular 8. Difference between promise and graph

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Brush up basic.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jan 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Kafka architecture and APIs
  • Q2. Java and microservices

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Apexon Senior Software Engineer interview:
  • Java
  • Devops
  • Cloud Computing
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep your concepts clear and your answers precise.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Questions on core java, data structures, Spring

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Jun 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Multithreading,coding,data structures, spring related questions were Asked

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - interview is good but there is two technical round so as per my advice one interview is sufficient

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Apr 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Different types of No SQL DBs
  • Ans. 

    NoSQL databases are non-relational databases that store and retrieve data in a non-tabular format.

    • Document-oriented databases (MongoDB, Couchbase)

    • Key-value stores (Redis, Riak)

    • Column-family stores (Cassandra, HBase)

    • Graph databases (Neo4j, OrientDB)

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Different types of scaling
  • Ans. 

    Scaling refers to the process of increasing or decreasing the capacity of a system to handle more or less load.

    • Vertical Scaling: Adding more resources to a single node

    • Horizontal Scaling: Adding more nodes to a system

    • Load Balancing: Distributing the load across multiple nodes

    • Database Sharding: Splitting a database into smaller parts to distribute the load

    • Caching: Storing frequently accessed data in memory for faster acc

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus on Problem solving. Have a good understanding on main concepts of DSA. Java technical side is just as same as other companies. Also if you are applying for senior positions. Prepare for System Design rounds

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Apr 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical interview with my primary skill set Where all details asked about technology And given one program to do using primary skill
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary Discussion Questions about why to change org And More specific to HR questions About yourself
Round 3 - Managiral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Question about last project work About Yourself

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Company is growing with different skillset and domain

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in May 2019. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Technical questions & team leading

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview is not difficult..

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Apr 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic front-end questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Good company with work life balance

Rakuten Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Rakuten Senior Software Engineer interview?
Rakuten interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Rakuten interview process are Coding Test, HR and Technical.
How to prepare for Rakuten Senior Software Engineer interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Rakuten. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Rakuten expect are GIT, Spring Boot, Agile, Computer science and JIRA.
What are the top questions asked in Rakuten Senior Software Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Rakuten Senior Software Engineer interview -

  1. loop in a linkedl...read more
  2. Interview with manager where he discussed few use cases and data structures to ...read more
  3. Hashmap , treemap implementati...read more

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