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# Backend Software Engineer at Klarna

Department: Engineering

LanguageEnglish
Svenska

Compensation

SEK 55,206 – SEK 61,831

**Setup**
: On-site

**Location**
: Stockholm

**Level**
: senior

**Posted**
: Mar 19, 2026

## Description

Klarna is hiring a backend software engineer to design, build, and maintain highly scalable and resilient backend systems for its core payment infrastructure. The role involves solving distributed-systems challenges, contributing to architecture and reliability, owning services end to end, and improving engineering practices. It requires strong software engineering experience, expertise in Erlang or Elixir, knowledge of distributed systems and cloud environments, and familiarity with APIs, messaging systems, and microservices.

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