Started off with a call from a recruiter, then I was given puzzle exercise to complete on my free time. After that I was given a logical reasoning test where you see a series of shapes and then guess the next in the sequence...
Eventually I was invited to a pair-programming session which wasn't really pair-programming but rather an exercise where you're given a puzzle to solve in front of a developer and then a discussion with an engineering manager.
Everyone was friendly but the assessments were, in my opinion, very lazy and not good at measuring skills for the job. A logical reasoning test? Programming puzzles? Honestly, I'm glad I didn't get an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write an algorithm in front of me which determines the number of moves of a knight on a chessboard.
I applied online. I interviewed at Klarna (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 (Milaan) 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?