Adyen
Large (~4,770)
Chainguard
Mid (~350)
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
Chainguard
Best for: Security-minded engineers who want remote-first open-source work with strong comp
Ratings
AdyenChainguard
3.8
4.5
Overall
4.1
4.2
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.3
Culture & Values
3.8
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.6
4.1
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.0
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Ingo Uytdehaage)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Dan Lorenc)
Culture Values
Adyen only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
Chainguard only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven⚖️ Work-Life Balance
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
Chainguard
- Fully remote with outstanding benefits — 100% employer-paid insurance for employees and families
- Founders are practitioners who understand what engineers and security teams need
- Growing so fast that some inefficiencies exist, though improving
- Fully remote means you miss in-person interactions with teammates
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.
Chainguard
Choose Chainguard if you want to build supply chain security tools in a remote, open-source-first culture with strong equity — but expect a fast-moving startup pace.
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
Chainguard — 63 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
27
💻 Engineering
24
📣 Marketing
3
📋 Product
2
🎨 Design
1
Summary
Adyen scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Chainguard scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Work-Life Balance. Adyen also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. Chainguard also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Adyen has 279 open roles and Chainguard has 63 open roles.