Adyen
Large (~4,770)
Synthesia
Mid (~660)
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
Synthesia
Best for: Engineers who want to build cutting-edge generative AI video at a fast-scaling London unicorn with a genuinely low-ego culture
Ratings
AdyenSynthesia
3.8
4.4
Overall
4.1
4.2
Work-Life Balance
3.9
4.5
Culture & Values
3.8
4.4
Comp & Benefits
3.6
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.6
4.2
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Ingo Uytdehaage)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Victor Riparbelli)
Culture Values
Adyen only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance
Synthesia only
🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
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
Synthesia
- Low-ego supportive culture with genuine trust and ownership
- Fast-paced growth with real opportunity to develop and lead
- R&D and Product teams feel intense pressure and WLB suffers
- Promotions rare internally — new roles favor external hires
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.
Synthesia
High-growth AI company with strong culture ratings and real employee trust, though R&D teams feel the pace and promotions skew toward external hires.
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
Synthesia — 76 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
24
💻 Engineering
11
🎨 Design
6
🧠 ML / AI
6
📣 Marketing
4
📊 Data
3
👤 HR / People
3
📋 Product
2
🎧 Support
2
⚙️ Operations
1
Summary
Adyen scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Synthesia scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 4.2 WLB. That’s a 0.6-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. Synthesia also emphasizes Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Adyen has 279 open roles and Synthesia has 76 open roles.