I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Klarna (Estocolmo, ) in Jun 2021
Interview
It was good, very structured in two phases which included both behavioural and technical evaluation. Both phases were 3 hours long and contained basic to advanced questions and required the interviewee to give examples form past and share ideas about unique problems in software architecture.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me to optimise the number of calls made to a third party delivery tracking apis from different providers based on tracking number patterns.
it consisted of 3 parts, HR, technical, behavioural. The technical part was a leetcode hard problem but they did not expect a hard solution. The behavioural was related to leadership principles similar to most companies.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Klarna (París) in Oct 2025
Interview
I had a second experience with Klarna. After the ghosting of last year, Klarna reach out again for a SWE position. The same happened. After the first discussion, I have been told again to book a slot for the second round. And then... no news from anyone.
Second ghosting. Klarna has a terrible HR process and policy.
I feel like I dodge a bullet here. The work environment might be pretty toxic if it is aligned with the HR practices.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
questions about your past experience, and what are your expectations
1. HR and logic test
2. Tech - take home projects, a generic web project, and discuss
3. Design round
4. Manager round - discuss position and what to do
