Adyen
Large (~4,770)
Cloudflare
Large (~4,000)
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
Cloudflare
Best for: Engineers who want mission-driven work building critical internet infrastructure
Ratings
AdyenCloudflare
3.8
3.9
Overall
4.1
3.7
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.0
Culture & Values
3.8
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.5
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.8
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Ingo Uytdehaage)
👍 72% Recommend
👤 77% CEO Approval (Matthew Prince)
Culture Values
Adyen only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Cloudflare only
🪟 Transparent
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 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
Cloudflare
- Mission-driven company building critical internet infrastructure — meaningful work with real impact
- Smart colleagues and a culture that values innovation, shipping quickly, and technical excellence
- Compensation can lag behind FAANG competitors, especially base salary
- Some teams experience high pressure and demanding workloads with uneven management quality
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.
Cloudflare
Choose Cloudflare if you want mission-driven work building critical internet infrastructure with sharp engineers — but compensation lags FAANG and pressure can be high.
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
Cloudflare — 516 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
238
💻 Engineering
149
📋 Product
23
📣 Marketing
16
📊 Data
11
👤 HR / People
7
⚖️ Legal
5
🧠 ML / AI
5
⚙️ Operations
5
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
1
Summary
Adyen scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Cloudflare scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.7 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. Adyen also emphasizes Work-Life Balance. Cloudflare also emphasizes Transparent.
On the hiring front, Adyen has 302 open roles and Cloudflare has 516 open roles.