Adyen
Large (~4,770)
Anthropic
Mid (~1,500)
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
Anthropic
Best for: Safety-minded researchers who want mission-driven work with top-tier comp
Ratings
AdyenAnthropic
3.8
4.4
Overall
4.1
3.7
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.5
Culture & Values
3.8
4.8
Comp & Benefits
3.6
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.0
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Ingo Uytdehaage)
👍 95% Recommend
👤 93% CEO Approval (Dario Amodei)
Culture Values
Adyen only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚖️ Work-Life Balance🎯 Direct Product Impact
Anthropic only
🤖 Ethical AI / Safety💎 Strong Comp & Equity💜 Mission-Driven
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 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
Anthropic
- Mission-driven to the core — the safety focus is genuine and deeply embedded
- Incredible autonomy and ownership, even for mid-level engineers
- High-intensity environment — extended work hours are common during peak periods
- Processes still catching up to hypergrowth; some things feel ad-hoc
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.
Anthropic
Choose Anthropic if you want genuine AI safety mission, elite comp, and high autonomy — but expect intense hours.
Open Roles
Adyen — 279 jobs
💻 Engineering
80
💼 Sales / GTM
65
⚖️ Legal
19
💰 Finance
14
⚙️ Operations
12
📋 Product
12
👤 HR / People
11
📊 Data
10
🎨 Design
5
📣 Marketing
2
🧠 ML / AI
2
Anthropic — 447 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
122
💻 Engineering
119
🧠 ML / AI
49
📣 Marketing
24
📋 Product
19
⚙️ Operations
17
⚖️ Legal
12
💰 Finance
7
📊 Data
5
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🎧 Support
2
Summary
Adyen scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Anthropic scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 3.7 WLB. That’s a 0.6-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth. Adyen also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Work-Life Balance, Direct Product Impact. Anthropic also emphasizes Ethical AI / Safety, Strong Comp & Equity, Mission-Driven.
On the hiring front, Adyen has 279 open roles and Anthropic has 447 open roles.