The interview process is lengthy and composed of several steps. In between, you might wait from a few days up to weeks for the next one. It's slow-paced and repetitive, as you will see detailed below.

The first step is composed of a two-part online challenge.

After that, I progressed to the next phase, which involved a 2.5-hour test comprising a technical interview followed by a cultural one.

The technical interview consists of a pair programming session followed by a high-level architectural design. The cultural interview is based on demonstrating your attitude and your positive impact in previous companies.

The next step is a logical test based on patterns and logic. It's fairly easy; however, you are required to score at least 16 out of 18 questions, which made me a bit nervous, though it wasn't that big of a deal.

Finally, I reached the final interview, which included a technical session, a cultural session, and a design architectural session. In total, it is expected to take half a day.

Wow! So many steps..

Finally, I received an offer from Klarna, which was totally below my expectations, since its net value was around 30% lower than what I currently make in my US remote job.

Total bummer.

Note: The HR person who followed me closely throughout the steps explained things very well and clearly outlined possible questions you might have in advance. However, they applied a lot of pressure and built a pompous image about the company, claiming everyone truly loved it and excelled there more than at any other company (even better than Google, according to them).

But when it came to salary negotiation, they were not open to negotiating at all. They only bumped up the offer by about 1%, which is hilarious.

Overall, it was positive in terms of meeting many engineers and discussing various subjects, but it was a big bummer and frustrating when it came to salary negotiation.

Considering the size of the company, the multi-level steps of the process, and how the HR recruiter discussed the company, I REALLY expected something totally different.

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