Really really bad place to work - Software Engineer Rakuten Employee Review

1.0
Jul 15, 2020
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Pros

free food location nice view from office

Cons

There is too many cons 1. Management does not understand development process , they talk and talk and talk and decide around 4PM then asks developers to add those functions in end of the day . Work hour finishes 17:30 but of course we have to work since they give us requirements around 4PM 3. Really bad development culture 4. Also bad team culture , in my team there were almost 10 people and 7,8 people are from one family (family and family friends) . I think HR failed to check their backgrounds . We had 5+ year experienced guy who know nothing . And he bothers people a lot and waste our time to ask simplest question. I even talked with Big manager about this , and he actually defended those guys. Thats why i left the company 5. Salary raise is non exist , and salary is based on your connection between manager not your performance .

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5.0
Mar 25, 2026
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Pros

Rakuten Rewards has great life balance. Too bad the economy was getting rocked.

Cons

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4.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

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

Cons

There were no cons while I was there

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