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      Rakuten reviews

      3.6

      71% would recommend to a friend

      (3,542 total reviews)
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      Hiroshi Mikitani

      78% approve of CEO

      56% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Rakuten has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,542 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rakuten employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      4K reviews
      4.0
      Nov 10, 2025

      Good company

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work life balance and work culture is good

      Cons

      Pay was not according to market standards in 2022

      4.0
      Nov 10, 2025

      Good brand to have in your resume

      Applications engineer
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Diverse products and tech stack Exposer to could technogies Meals 3 times a day Halal meal, prayer room for muslims Flex core work time Will get various discount in Tokyo as a Rakuten employee

      Cons

      Decisions comes from buseness unit Team culture depends on managers, so depends on luck No full time remote Annual salary increase is quite low

      5.0
      Nov 10, 2025

      Great WL balance and perks

      Backend developer
      Recommend
      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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