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← Rakuten

New Grad / Junior Full-stack at Rakuten

Full-stackNew Grad / JuniorNo offer◆ Commonly asked· 2023

5-round junior fullstack process. Pragmatic questions — more real-world than pure puzzles.

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 1 question

Online Assessment

Timed online coding / aptitude screen, usually the first filter.

  • Find the missing number in 1..n.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #math
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
02

Round 02 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Maximum subarray (Kadane).
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #array#dp
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Pacific Atlantic water flow.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #dfs#grid
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Kth largest element in an array.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #heap#quickselect
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Build a URL health checker with a concurrency limit.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #concurrency
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Build a data table with sorting, filtering and pagination.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #react#table
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • Explain optimistic vs pessimistic locking.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #databases
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Accessibility: how do you make a custom widget usable?
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #a11y
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • How do you design a schema for a multi-currency ledger?
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #databases#money
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

Values, collaboration, and past-experience (STAR) questions.

  • Describe a disagreement on a code review and how it ended.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #conflict#star
  • Describe a time you disagreed with a teammate. How did it resolve?
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #conflict#star

Practice each round across every company

  • Online Assessment
  • DSA / Coding
  • Machine Coding
  • Tech Deep-Dive
  • Behavioral / HR

◆ This experience is composed from commonly reported questions for this role and level. Real, individually-shared interviews will be layered in over time.