Adyen
Large (~4,770)
Contentful
Large (~1,000)
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
Contentful
Best for: Backend and full-stack engineers who want to work on developer-facing content infrastructure with remote flexibility and an established product used by major brands
Ratings
AdyenContentful
3.8
3.4
Overall
4.1
3.8
Work-Life Balance
3.9
3.5
Culture & Values
3.8
3.4
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.2
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.2
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Ingo Uytdehaage)
👍 68% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Jaspar Carmichael-Jack)
Culture Values
Adyen only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Contentful only
🌐 Remote-Friendly
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
Contentful
- Flexible remote/hybrid setup with strong distributed team culture
- Talented and humble engineering team with approachable, responsive leadership
- Stagnating product development with competition overtaking in key areas
- Internal promotions are difficult with pay disparities between long-tenured and new hires
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.
Contentful
Pioneer in headless CMS with genuine remote flexibility, but Glassdoor is below average (3.4, 68% recommend) — reviews mention leadership instability and limited career progression.
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
Contentful — 114 jobs
💻 Engineering
56
📋 Product
17
💼 Sales / GTM
13
📊 Data
6
📣 Marketing
4
🧠 ML / AI
2
⚖️ Legal
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
Adyen scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Contentful scores 3.4/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.4-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. Contentful also emphasizes Remote-Friendly.
On the hiring front, Adyen has 302 open roles and Contentful has 114 open roles.