Adyen
Large (~4,770)
Writer
Mid (~400)
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
Writer
Best for: Professionals interested in Writer
Ratings
AdyenWriter
3.8
3.5
Overall
4.1
2.7
Work-Life Balance
3.9
3.6
Culture & Values
3.8
3.5
Comp & Benefits
3.6
3.3
Senior Mgmt
3.6
3.3
Career Opps
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Ingo Uytdehaage)
👍 70% Recommend
👤 74% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Adyen only
⚖️ Work-Life Balance🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
Writer only
🔓 Open Source
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
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
Writer
- Real AI engineering with proprietary LLMs — not just wrapping OpenAI APIs
- Strong enterprise traction and visionary product direction
- Intense work culture with very high expectations and limited work-life balance
- Growing management layers creating organizational friction
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.
Writer
Writer — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
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
Writer — 49 jobs
💻 Engineering
16
💼 Sales / GTM
12
🎨 Design
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Adyen scores 3.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Writer scores 3.5/5.0 overall with a 2.7 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate. Adyen also emphasizes Work-Life Balance, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. Writer also emphasizes Open Source.
On the hiring front, Adyen has 279 open roles and Writer has 49 open roles.