Klarna Engineering Graduate Program

Klarna makes shopping smoooth. And we do it with flair because shopping is fun. Every day, we help customers, businesses, and partners explore just how smoooth the modern shopping experience can be. 


It means we’re constantly changing the game. Always trying out new things. And we encourage our people to do the same. To grow. To develop. Because we don’t believe roles have to stay fixed. Instead we inspire our people to take an irregular career path. As a company of 350 dynamic start-ups, our whole business is built for it. So once you’re in, there’s no telling what will happen next.


Klarna strives to become the world’s favourite way to buy, and you can contribute to reaching this goal! We are looking to hire great people, who are passionate about using their talents to generate success. Software Development is no exception! We are currently looking for graduates to be part of the one year trainee program starting on the 31st of August 2020.


What you will do
Klarna’s software engineers develop the next-generation products that change how our consumers and merchants interact with each other. Our products handle our customers money and information at massive scale, and extend well beyond online payments. We need our engineers to understand our customers, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.


As a Software Engineer at Klarna you will:
Work on a specific problem space critical to Klarna’s current needs with opportunities to switch teams as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve
Get technical training, so you understand the Klarna technical ecosystem 
Bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, large-scale system design, big data storage/processing, security, artificial intelligence, UI design and mobile development
Develop as a professional in an entrepreneurial organisation that provides opportunity to work with your areas of interest
Use state of the art technology to solve real problems for our customers at a massive scale
Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve, you own the full life-cycle of your code - you write it, you own it!
Share your knowledge and help the team evolve best practices
Work in small autonomous teams with short release cycles.



Who You Are
Strong development ability in Java, Javascript, Python, SQL, Erlang or functional programming
Strong problem solving ability
Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or a related discipline
Working proficiency and communication skills in verbal and written English
Interest and ability to learn new technologies as needed



You should have
Strong development ability in one or more general purpose programming languages
Strong problem solving ability
Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or a related discipline
Working proficiency and communication skills in verbal and written English
Interest and ability to learn other coding languages as needed



How to apply
Send over a CV, cover letter in English and grades. Interviews will start in February 2020.
We will provide visa assistance if needed when you are offered a position. However, we don't assist with relocation and remote work is not an option for this program.


About Klarna
Klarna was founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2005. Since then, we’ve changed the banking industry forever. And now we’re creating the world’s smooothest shopping experience. We serve 80 million consumers worldwide, and partner with 190,000 merchants – with a new merchant joining us every 8 minutes. Including some of the world’s leading brands, such as H&M, ASOS, IKEA, Adidas, Samsung and Lufthansa. Our offices are spread over 17 different markets, hosted by +2,500 people from 90 nationalities.