Rakuten India is brittle and resonating. - Software Engineer Rakuten Employee Review

1.0
15 Sept 2016
Recommend
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Pros

1) Global exposure 2) Build a talented team in India 3) Its a collective effort that we've build a very diverse team in Rakuten India 4) If nurtured properly, it has a great potential 5) Management is trying to cope up with the situation but it doesn't seems to be enough

Cons

1) Most of the IT hub in Bangalore lies in the other direction of the city hence most of the IT population stays there. We need to understand that public transportation is not very effective in BLR; by reasons of its own. So commuting to office is a challenge for most of the employees. This is Rakuten India’s Achilles heel. 2) Rakuten India is brittle, moreover it’s in a state of resonance; if the frequency increases a li'l bit more, it will shatter. 3) The talented teams we have, may dissolve rapidly. 4) People losing motivation as there is a big void when it comes to; whom to look up to? 5) Overall mood is very negative, which could be directed to positivity if right things are done at the right time. But who should decide what is right?

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5.0
25 Mar 2026
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Pros

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

Cons

Don't really have any cons. I understand that the market's been hard so had to downsize the force, so that was kinda challenging. Hopefully AI will increase everyone's output.

1.0
6 Jul 2026
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Pros

Free food, benefits are good

Cons

Pay was so bad. The management was awful.

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