I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Klarna (Milán) in Mar 2021
Interview
- First call: introduction with HR
- Three problems programming challenge to be done offline
- Logical thinking test (guess next picture) online with HR
- Programming skills interview online with an engineer
- Behavioral skills interview online with a business analyst
- Architectural skills interview online with an architect
- Behavioral skills interview online with VP of engineering
- Team match online interview with members of possible target team
- Debrief call with HR
After this long and time consuming process I received an offer for a role below the one I applied for so I just rejected it.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Klarna (Estocolmo, ) in Jan 2025
Interview
Screening interview, then Cultural Fit in parallel with a case interview, they added a technical interview more connected to system design, then meeting other L4.5s, and offer after a few weeks. The interviews were rushed and I felt interviewers checking boxes instead of trying to establish a meaningful connection
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to keep engineers motivated during challenging times?
During the behavioral interview the interviewer was not experienced and wasted a lot of time discussing experiences from years ago instead of more recent related experiences
I didn't push forward for the next steps in the end but I didn't get a very good impression
Solid and well run, got to meet quite a few people from the Engineering Organization. I wouldn't change anything, as this process totally met my expectations, even though it took a bit longer that I wanted it to.
