I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Klarna (Stockholm, Stockholm) in Feb 2020
Interview
I have read a lot of negative reviews about Klarna interview process but thought to myself "how bad can it be". I've applied on their careers portal. Got a call from the recruiter for initial screening about experience and salary expectations. Later I went through a lot of interviews
1. Kattis Logic test - 15 mins
2. Online coding interview in Java - 1hr
3. Live online coding interview in java with an engineer 1 hour + online behavioral interview with manager - 30 mins
4. Onsite interviews + lunch: 1 hour system design with architect+ 30 mins behavioral interview with team lead + lunch with the future prospective teammates
After such a rigorous interview process I received an offer with a lot less salary than I actually asked the recruiter in my initial call.
Reason stated: My work experience is suitable for a mid senior position and not a senior position as per Klarna's expectations.
What I didn't understand was why they've not mentioned this to me in the initial stages of the process. They've simply wasted my time and really unprofessional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a ticket selling platform where you can reserve and buy tickets for an event
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?