Adyen
Large (~4,770)
Crusoe
Mid (~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
Crusoe
Best for: Engineers who want AI infrastructure with a genuine clean-energy mission
Ratings
AdyenCrusoe
3.8
4.3
Overall
4.1
3.5
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.5
Culture & Values
3.8
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.6
4.0
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.0
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Ingo Uytdehaage)
👍 85% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Chase Lochmiller)
Culture Values
Adyen only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
Crusoe only
💜 Mission-Driven🧩 Wears Many Hats💎 Strong Comp & Equity
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
Crusoe
- Unique mission combining AI compute with clean energy — employees feel genuine environmental impact
- Strong compensation and equity with startup energy and rapidly growing resources
- Startup pace means long hours and ambiguity — not for people who want strict 9-to-5
- Rapid scaling creates process gaps, shifting priorities, and some organizational chaos
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.
Crusoe
Choose Crusoe if you want AI infrastructure with a genuine clean-energy mission and strong equity — but expect startup chaos and long hours as the company scales rapidly.
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
Crusoe — 328 jobs
💻 Engineering
108
⚙️ Operations
20
💼 Sales / GTM
17
📋 Product
14
💰 Finance
13
👤 HR / People
9
⚖️ Legal
6
📣 Marketing
6
📊 Data
2
🎨 Design
2
Summary
Adyen scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Crusoe scores 4.3/5.0 overall with a 3.5 WLB. That’s a 0.5-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. Crusoe also emphasizes Mission-Driven, Wears Many Hats, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Adyen has 302 open roles and Crusoe has 328 open roles.