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, 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?