I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Klarna (Berlijn)
Interview
I don't really understand their interview process. My profile was shortlisted for the role, I wrote the online pattern recognition test and cleared that too, then had a call with the HR, AND THEN get rejected because someone else's profile was more suited to the role? Are you kidding me? I'm not even sure why I was chosen to go through the first two preliminaries in the first place! It's extremely unfair to consider someone for an interview and ditch them mid way with this reason without even giving them a chance. Not the class of consideration I expected from a company of this reputation.
Colloquio conoscitivo, Colloquio di problema solving Colloquio tecnico Ogni colloquio è stato accompagnato da un colloquio di feedback con il recruiter per capire se ero anche da parte mia c'era ancora interesse a proseguire
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
disegna un architettura a microservizi per una specifica richiesta funzionale
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 (Parijs) 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.
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Question 1
questions about your past experience, and what are your expectations