Adyen
Large (~4,770)
Replit
Small (~200)
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
Replit
Best for: Builders who thrive in chaos and want to reinvent how the world creates software with AI
Ratings
AdyenReplit
3.8
4.0
Overall
4.1
3.9
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.1
Culture & Values
3.8
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.8
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Ingo Uytdehaage)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (Amjad Masad)
Culture Values
Adyen only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌱 Learning & Growth
Replit only
🧩 Wears Many Hats💜 Mission-Driven
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
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
Replit
- Exciting AI-powered developer tools — cool technology on the frontier
- High autonomy and ownership — mission to empower the next billion software creators
- Disorganized operations — processes can feel chaotic
- Leadership style can feel intense — high pressure to deliver
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.
Replit
Bold vision and explosive growth but a dramatic 50% headcount cut in 2025 signals a high-intensity, survival-of-the-fittest culture.
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
Replit — 79 jobs
💻 Engineering
38
💼 Sales / GTM
13
📣 Marketing
12
🎨 Design
4
📋 Product
4
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
1
⚖️ Legal
1
Summary
Adyen scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Replit scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Adyen also emphasizes Work-Life Balance, Learning & Growth. Replit also emphasizes Wears Many Hats, Mission-Driven.
On the hiring front, Adyen has 302 open roles and Replit has 79 open roles.