Pros: Fast-paced and innovative for a relatively large company, with smart colleagues.

Cons: Company culture is almost exclusively built around working, which sounds reasonable since it’s a workplace. But many companies, especially in tech, make sure employees can interact and build relations by hanging out, playing ping pong, grabbing a free beer on a Friday afternoon, and so on. At least in Sweden. There’s nothing like that at Klarna, and there really isn’t any after work culture either. So relationships with colleagues are very much built exclusively on just working on the same team. For some people this is a pro, and for me it’s kind of boring to spend such a big part of my week with people I only get to know on such a superficial level that a pure “work-relationship” provides. Also, salaries are not bad, but they are not really on par with where Klarna sees themselves in the market and their expectations of employees. Often comparing themselves with Spotify for example, which has considerably higher comp.

Pros: The quality of colleagues is top notch. There are lots of opportunities to grow if you're willing to be in the driver's seat.

Cons: If you're looking for predictability and/or stability, this might not be the right place.

Pros: Working with a up-to-date tech stack

Cons: - Despite performing well and contributing to the team, there is always an underlying fear of being laid off without warning or justification. - There's also a toxic dynamic where managers engage in mobbing behavior. - No work and life balance. - Because of a decentralized company structure, managers avoid taking decisions, postpone difficult problems to solve, or push back to the employee unnecessarily.