Engineering Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Klarna with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 44% positive. To compare, the company-average is 41.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineering Manager roles take an average of 46 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Klarna overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Klarna as a Engineering Manager according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 18%
IQ intelligence test: 18%
Personality test: 18%
Phone interview: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Skills test: 9%
Group panel interview: 5%
Drug test: 5%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Klarna in Jan 2022
Interview
The interview process was about multiple interviews technical and behavioral. It lasted a couple of months and I got the chance to know other people in similar positions and my to-be supervisor.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your experience on leading software teams?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Klarna (Stockholm, Stockholm) in Jan 2025
Interview
Screening interview, then Cultural Fit in parallel with a case interview, they added a technical interview more connected to system design, then meeting other L4.5s, and offer after a few weeks. The interviews were rushed and I felt interviewers checking boxes instead of trying to establish a meaningful connection
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to keep engineers motivated during challenging times?
During the behavioral interview the interviewer was not experienced and wasted a lot of time discussing experiences from years ago instead of more recent related experiences
I didn't push forward for the next steps in the end but I didn't get a very good impression
Solid and well run, got to meet quite a few people from the Engineering Organization. I wouldn't change anything, as this process totally met my expectations, even though it took a bit longer that I wanted it to.