Adyen
Large (~4,770)
Runway
Mid (~420)
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
Runway
Best for: Creative technologists who want to pioneer AI video generation at the intersection of art and engineering
Ratings
AdyenRunway
3.8
4.5
Overall
4.1
4.0
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.6
Culture & Values
3.8
4.3
Comp & Benefits
3.6
4.4
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.2
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Ingo Uytdehaage)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Cristóbal Valenzuela)
Culture Values
Adyen only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Runway only
🌐 Remote-Friendly
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
Runway
- Pioneer in AI video generation — Gen-3 Alpha is industry-leading
- Unique blend of art and engineering — creative culture values both
- Smaller team (~420) means limited specialization — engineers wear multiple hats
- AI video generation is an increasingly competitive space
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.
Runway
Choose Runway if you want to build Gen-3 Alpha at the art-meets-AI frontier — but the space is getting competitive.
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
Runway — 35 jobs
🧠 ML / AI
6
💻 Engineering
4
📊 Data
3
👤 HR / People
3
💼 Sales / GTM
3
💰 Finance
2
📣 Marketing
2
🎨 Design
1
⚖️ Legal
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Adyen scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Runway scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 0.7-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. Runway also emphasizes Remote-Friendly.
On the hiring front, Adyen has 302 open roles and Runway has 35 open roles.