Adyen
Large (~4,770)
incident.io
Small (~140)
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
incident.io
Best for: Engineers and salespeople who value a strong culture with 13 extra holidays per year and approachable, ego-free founders
Ratings
Adyenincident.io
3.8
4.5
Overall
4.1
4.1
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.6
Culture & Values
3.8
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.6
4.3
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.3
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Ingo Uytdehaage)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Stephen Whitworth)
Culture Values
Adyen only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🎯 Direct Product Impact
incident.io only
🪟 Transparent🛡️ Safe to Fail🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🌱 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
incident.io
- Strong culture with a dedicated culture manager — values are practiced, not just stated
- Excellent compensation and benefits with strong career growth opportunities
- Rapid scaling can create instability — some report organizational growing pains
- London-centric with limited remote options for some roles
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.
incident.io
Exceptional culture (4.5 stars) with genuine values, great benefits including 10% pension match, and kind colleagues — but London-centric with some layoff scars from 2024.
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
incident.io — 27 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
20
💻 Engineering
6
Summary
Adyen scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. incident.io scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.1 WLB. That’s a 0.7-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Learning & Growth. Adyen also emphasizes Work-Life Balance, Direct Product Impact. incident.io also emphasizes Transparent, Safe to Fail, Flat Hierarchy.
On the hiring front, Adyen has 302 open roles and incident.io has 27 open roles.