Adyen
Large (~4,770)
CoreWeave
Large (~1,800)
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
CoreWeave
Best for: Infrastructure engineers who want GPU cloud exposure with strong equity upside
Ratings
AdyenCoreWeave
3.8
3.6
Overall
4.1
3.2
Work-Life Balance
3.9
3.1
Culture & Values
3.8
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.0
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.4
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Ingo Uytdehaage)
👍 62% Recommend
👤 65% CEO Approval (Michael Intrator)
Culture Values
Adyen only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
CoreWeave only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
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
CoreWeave
- GPU cloud infrastructure leader backed by NVIDIA ($2B investment)
- Strong compensation and equity — especially valuable post-IPO
- Work-life balance can be challenging — some teams expect off-hours availability
- Culture and values rated 3.1/5 — processes still maturing
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.
CoreWeave
Choose CoreWeave if you want NVIDIA-backed GPU cloud with equity upside — but culture and processes are still maturing.
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
CoreWeave — 265 jobs
💻 Engineering
117
💼 Sales / GTM
23
📋 Product
18
💰 Finance
12
⚙️ Operations
12
⚖️ Legal
10
📣 Marketing
10
👤 HR / People
8
📊 Data
3
🎨 Design
3
Summary
Adyen scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. CoreWeave scores 3.6/5.0 overall with a 3.2 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate. Adyen also emphasizes Work-Life Balance, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. CoreWeave also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Adyen has 302 open roles and CoreWeave has 265 open roles.