Adyen
Large (~4,770)
Airtable
Mid (~900)
Best For
Adyen
Best for: Payments and backend engineers who value a no-nonsense engineering-first culture with above-average WLB and the challenge of processing global financial transactions at massive scale
Airtable
Best for: Engineers who want strong technical culture and real product impact at a leading no-code platform
Ratings
AdyenAirtable
3.8
4.1
Overall
4.1
4.0
Work-Life Balance
3.9
3.9
Culture & Values
3.8
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.5
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.8
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Ingo Uytdehaage)
👍 74% Recommend
👤 67% CEO Approval (Howie Liu)
Culture Values
Adyen only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Airtable only
🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
Adyen
- Smart, humble colleagues with high standards and a market-leading payments product
- Good work-life balance with trust-based culture, free lunch, and international team trips
- Below-market compensation (~20% less than peers) with poor stock options
- Middle management quality issues as company scaled — inexperienced managers and internal politics
Airtable
- 91% of engineers recommend — dedicated culture ambassadors plan events and build community
- Strong work-life balance (4.0/5) with good benefits and hybrid flexibility
- Post-layoff culture has been impacted — some report declining morale since 2023 restructuring
- Communication from leadership could improve — management quality varies by team
Bottom Line
Adyen
Adyen's engineering culture is well-regarded in fintech — principled, WLB-conscious (4.1/5), and technically rigorous — but expect a methodical Amsterdam-centric culture rather than a high-growth startup vibe.
Airtable
Choose Airtable if you want strong engineering culture, real product impact at scale, and good WLB — but expect some post-restructuring growing pains and leadership uncertainty.
Open Roles
Adyen — 302 jobs
💻 Engineering
82
💼 Sales / GTM
67
👤 HR / People
16
⚖️ Legal
15
📋 Product
14
💰 Finance
12
📊 Data
11
⚙️ Operations
11
📣 Marketing
5
🎨 Design
4
🧠 ML / AI
2
🎧 Support
1
Airtable — 56 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
16
💻 Engineering
15
📋 Product
5
📊 Data
3
🎨 Design
3
📣 Marketing
2
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Adyen scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Airtable scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. Adyen also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Work-Life Balance. Airtable also emphasizes Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, Adyen has 302 open roles and Airtable has 56 open roles.