I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Klarna (Berlin) in May 2023
Interview
My interview journey with Klarna was perplexingly lengthy, spanning over 9 weeks. It began with an HR call, followed by a demanding online coding task. Subsequent stages included a technical chat with a manager and a deep technical coding interview with an engineering manager. Unfortunately, the latter was marred by aggressiveness and rudeness, leaving a negative impression. What's even more disheartening is the lack of communication post-interview. Despite the extensive time investment, I received no update on my status, which is both unprofessional and discourteous. Overall, Klarna's interview process felt unorganized and inefficient. The timeline, demanding tasks, and poor communication create a frustrating experience for candidates. I hope Klarna takes this feedback constructively to improve the interview process for future candidates.
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I applied online. I interviewed at Klarna (Stockholm, Stockholm) in Mar 2026
Interview
The process involves several stages. The first is an online logic test to evaluate your pattern recognition skills. Subsequently, HR will invite you to a remote online meeting so they can get to know you better. They do not hire for a specific team/role and will instead see if you match with any of their teams.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. What do you know about Klarna
2. You experience.
A few steps with HR. Then 3 different technical steps:
- Challenge to complete at home
- Live coding
- System Design
The system design interview was the longest, about 2 hours. The idea was discussing how to implement a new feature on a website.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please implement a new endpoint on the codebase that we sent you. Also, fix the issues present on the code.
I applied online. I interviewed at Klarna (Milan) in Oct 2024
Interview
Il contatto delle risorse umane mi ha spiegato tutto del processo in anticipo, affinché mi fosse chiaro. Dopo averci conosciuti ho partecipato a tre colloqui tecnici da remoto, su: il disegno dei sistemi (system design), la programmazione (live programming) e il comportamento (STAR behavioural interview).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Quali sono i vincoli per un'integrazione in un iframe e quali quando è un componente embedded?