I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Klarna (Berlin) in Mar 2023
Interview
The process was a relatively lengthy one. Took around 6 weeks to complete. You could tell that there is some lack of organisation; I received an email stating that I would be doing the coding and system design interview on the same day, but after the coding part I was informed that the system design would happen on another day. These things should not happen. I had the following interview rounds 1. HR screening 2. IQ Test 3. Home Assignment - 2 Coding Problems - easy 4. Behavioural Interview 5. Coding Interview - easy 6. System Design - solid 7. Meet the Team; Here I met the EM I would be reporting to The offer was not attractive enough unfortunately.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Take a look at concurrency, but most questions were simpler than that
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 (Paris) 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
