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Klarna opens tech recruitment hub in Dublin despite staff cuts elsewhere

Buy-now-pay-later company will be recruiting for engineers to work across the group

Colin Creagh, Klarna: the financial services company has already begun recruiting in Dublin for a small number of technical recruiters who will be charged with hiring engineers. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Klarna, the buy-now-pay-later company that has enjoyed mixed fortunes in recent months, is to establish a technology recruitment hub in Dublin to take advantage of the high number of skilled workers in Ireland.

The financial services company said it has already begun recruiting locally for a small number of technical recruiters who will be charged with hiring engineers into roles across Klarna. The expansion will sees the Stockholm-headquartered company more than doubling its headcount locally ...