Adyen
Large (~4,770)
Cohere
Small (~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
Cohere
Best for: Enterprise AI builders willing to trade stability for cutting-edge NLP research
Ratings
AdyenCohere
3.8
2.9
Overall
4.1
2.5
Work-Life Balance
3.9
3.0
Culture & Values
3.8
3.2
Comp & Benefits
3.6
2.3
Senior Mgmt
3.6
2.5
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Ingo Uytdehaage)
👍 48% Recommend
👤 55% CEO Approval (Aidan Gomez)
Culture Values
Adyen only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚖️ Work-Life Balance🎯 Direct Product Impact
Cohere only
No unique values
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
Cohere
- Cutting-edge NLP research from Transformer co-author
- Enterprise AI focus gives real customer impact
- Frequent organizational restructuring has led to notable team turnover
- Internal communication from leadership could be more transparent
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.
Cohere
Choose Cohere if you want Transformer co-author pedigree and enterprise AI focus — but expect turbulence and lower ratings.
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
Cohere — 116 jobs
💻 Engineering
36
💼 Sales / GTM
12
🧠 ML / AI
9
📋 Product
8
📣 Marketing
7
💰 Finance
4
👤 HR / People
4
📊 Data
3
⚙️ Operations
2
⚖️ Legal
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
Adyen scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Cohere scores 2.9/5.0 overall with a 2.5 WLB. That’s a 0.9-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.
On the hiring front, Adyen has 279 open roles and Cohere has 116 open roles.