Adyen
Large (~4,770)
Harvey
Medium (~350)
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
Harvey
Best for: Engineers who want to transform legal work with AI at a well-funded unicorn with exceptional comp
Ratings
AdyenHarvey
3.8
3.9
Overall
4.1
3.4
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.0
Culture & Values
3.8
3.9
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.7
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.7
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Ingo Uytdehaage)
👍 78% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Winston Weinberg)
Culture Values
Adyen only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Harvey only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
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
Harvey
- Exceptional comp and equity packages
- Smart, driven colleagues who support each other
- Intense pace with long hours
- Growing pains and internal politics
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.
Harvey
Choose Harvey if you want exceptional equity, smart colleagues, and the chance to reshape the legal industry with AI — but expect relentless pace, long hours, and growing-company politics.
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
Harvey — 230 jobs
💻 Engineering
79
💼 Sales / GTM
47
⚙️ Operations
21
📋 Product
18
⚖️ Legal
17
📣 Marketing
13
🎨 Design
10
👤 HR / People
9
📊 Data
2
Summary
Adyen scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Harvey scores 3.9/5.0 overall with a 3.4 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. Harvey also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Adyen has 279 open roles and Harvey has 230 open roles.