Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Kraken with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 25% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Kraken as a Senior Software Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
Skills test: 27%
Group panel interview: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Personality test: 9%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Kraken (Paris) in Jun 2025
Interview
Le processus d’entretien est clair dès le départ : tout est bien expliqué, les étapes sont structurées, et l’échange se fait dans une atmosphère à la fois professionnelle et très bienveillante. Cela met vraiment en confiance tout au long du parcours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
L’une des questions portait sur les choix que j’avais faits dans le projet remis en amont
I applied online. I interviewed at Kraken (Melbourne) in Jul 2026
Interview
Compared to other tech interview processes I thought it was straightforward: a brief phone screen, take-home exam, technical interview (1 hour, largely of the take-home) and behavioural interview (another hour).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's your approach to using AI in software development?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Kraken
Interview
Interview process takes weeks even more than a month. First of all you should complete hr questions step and coding challenge. After completing the challenge successfully you should attend a white board session. Scenario was not clear. According the briefing there is no specific solution for the given scenario but actually they expect some specific solution.
Lengthy 4-hour take-home, building a very simple app with Django/Python. Vague negative feedback, stiff & cranky interviewers. The project was easy, albeit lengthy, it makes me think they hired internally.