Adyen
Large (~4,770)
Stripe
Large (~8,000)
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
Stripe
Best for: Engineers who value code quality, writing culture, and fintech at the highest level
Ratings
AdyenStripe
3.8
4.0
Overall
4.1
3.6
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.1
Culture & Values
3.8
4.5
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.7
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.8
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Ingo Uytdehaage)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 82% CEO Approval (Patrick Collison)
Culture Values
Adyen only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Stripe only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🪟 Transparent
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 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
Stripe
- Engineering culture is elite — code quality and writing culture are best-in-class
- Top compensation in fintech — competitive base, equity, and benefits
- Perfectionism can slow shipping — high bar sometimes means slower velocity
- The 2022-23 layoffs affected morale — company has been rebuilding confidence
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.
Stripe
Choose Stripe if you want elite engineering culture with top comp — but perfectionism can slow shipping velocity.
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
Stripe — 490 jobs
💻 Engineering
118
💼 Sales / GTM
98
📋 Product
44
⚙️ Operations
39
📣 Marketing
34
💰 Finance
22
📊 Data
16
🎨 Design
15
⚖️ Legal
12
🧠 ML / AI
9
👤 HR / People
7
🎧 Support
4
Summary
Adyen scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Stripe scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.6 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. Adyen also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Work-Life Balance. Stripe also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Transparent.
On the hiring front, Adyen has 279 open roles and Stripe has 490 open roles.