The recruiter first sent me a simple logic test, which I completed. I thought I must have failed, as I didn't hear anything for two weeks until they asked me to do the test again. I replied that I already had.
It turned out I had got full marks, but they had made a processing mistake.
The second stage was a video call with the same recruiter. They made some frankly inappropriate political comments during the conversation, which was off-putting to say the least.
I also had to interrupt after the first few minutes of the call, as I realised the recruiter was giving me information about a role I hadn't applied for, in a location I wasn't applying for.
For the third stage, I then completed a technical test that was pretty straightforward and took around two hours to complete. A few days later, I was told that I wouldn't be given an interview.
I wasn't particularly disappointed based on my experiences up to that point. To top it off, I asked for feedback on the technical test and was given vague and unhelpful answers, which summed up to 'over-engineering' but without any specific detail from which I could learn.
Overall, a pretty terrible experience, and I seriously doubt I would have taken the application further, should there have been interest on Klarna's part.
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The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Klarna Software Engineer role in United Kingdom.
Klarna's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United Kingdom is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Klarna's Software Engineer interview process in United Kingdom.