I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Klarna in Jan 2010
Interview
I received an e-mail from a recruiter about the position. It was for managing medium sized projects between marketing and development. It seemed interesting to me since I have a background in development and am interested in marketing as well.
After talking to the recruiter on the phone we scheduled a phone interview with Klarna. They called me up 5 minutes after the appointed time and we had a chat for about 30 minutes. They asked me about my previous experience, details about the challenges I had faced and how I solved them.
They seemed pleased with the interview and said they'd get back to me to book an interview on-site. They never called me back and didn't reply to my e-mails asking about the next step.
I can respect that they might not think that I fit the position, don't like me personally or simply picked another candidate - but I think it's simply rude that they'd not return with a response.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions regarding my previous employers, how I worked with my organization etc. It's hard to describe well without a lot of background information.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Klarna (Madrid) in Jun 2025
Interview
The process was a total disaster! It was supposed to be composed of 4 steps: 1) HR screening, 2) online assessment, 3) business case interview (on client management), 4) Behavioral Interview.
I got stuck between step 1 and 2 as a consequence of complete ghosting from the HR operator. Here, my experience summarized:
1) HR first round call was re-scheduled/postponed 3/4 times from the company side as the HR was not replying to the emails in time/not replying at all.
2) Once scheduled, the call with HR went really bad as well. The HR had major wi-fi issues, which prevented me from either presenting my background and skills, or having my questions on the role answered.
3) After the call, the HR sent me an email where: a) she apologized and admitted the connection issue was hers; b) asked me to send her any unanswered questions via email; c) sent me the link to complete the online assessment (abstract/logical reasoning).
4) I have completed the assessment and replied to her email with my questions. I have never received a feedback, she completely disappeared. I have no idea how my assessment went.
AWFUL EXPERIENCE.
4 or 5 interviews total.
Phone screen,
bar raiser,
case presentation,
hiring team,
X
Bar raiser interviews very connected to klarna leadership principles.
Case interviews vary from role to role, but involve taking home som pseudo realistic team specific task and presenting a path forward. In general some type of action plan involving insights, development plan, go to market and engineering trade-offs with some focus on how to solve the problem.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time that you built something in a data driven way
Very long interview process, more than 3 months from start to finish. Got to the last step but then they closed the position. Otherwise the process was good, involved a product management case, and 3 other interviews with team/managers.
