Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Kraken as 33.3% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.67 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Account Manager and Client Delivery Lead rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Account Manager and Client Delivery Lead roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Kraken takes an average of 7 days when considering 3 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Client Delivery Lead had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Client Delivery Lead roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 7 days).
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Kraken in Oct 2025
Interview
The interview process took about three weeks: an initial screening, a technical challenge, technical interview and a final team fit interview. Communication was quick and transparent throughout the process. The interviews felt more like conversations, focusing on how you think, approach problems, and handle real situations, intereses in both your skills and mindset.
1. Screening call with recruiter to learn about the company, very chill
2. tech test
3. meeting with engineers who reviewed the test to discuss the solution and how you'd improve it
4. Culture fit and further technical discussion with head of engineering
Overall it's a *very* straight forward process with only a take-home test and 2 stages where you talk to people in the company. Compared to other companies that had 4+ stages not including the screening call it was very good to see someone still hiring sensibly. Offer came very quickly after the final call and I was delighted to accept. I was also treated very well by the recruitment team and it felt like the process was decisive and quick.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a django application to parse and view meter readings
The interview was long and mentally exhausting honestly, not worth the investment. I worked so hard on my case study. The team really needs to invest in proper interviewers who know how to conduct a fair and constructive process. Overall, it felt like a joke.