I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Klarna in Jan 2016
Interview
I applied online through their careers site. I got a message from a recruiter about a week later asking me to take an online logical thinking test, that consisted basically of: given three patterns, what would be the fourth one.
Over the course of the following days, I got three interviews on Skype with different engineers from Klarna. The interviewing process was actually quite smooth and the people involved were really nice and considerate.
Though I got no offer, their treatment and the process itself were really good.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Review of my technical background and related questions about team work, processes, etc. On a technical interview we discussed my technical background in more depth and then I got asked to refactor some code.
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
