Adyen reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(909 total reviews)
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Pieter van der Does

79% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Adyen has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 909 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Adyen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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909 reviews
2.0
Oct 12, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

The systems are well-built (if eccentric), the coffee is good and the colleagues are all very, very smart, nice and motivated. It's possible to get things done in weeks or months, as opposed to years (especially compared to other companies). The atmosphere **seems** really nice. The compensation is good and the office is also pretty nice.

Cons

There are a TON of politics going on underneath the surface that the naive and junior members simply don't see. If you end up getting anywhere near this -- or end up irritating some of the senior/"inner circle" people, prepare to experience some very cold shoulders and very, very nasty politics. There are basically 3 groups at Adyen: the board, the technical/sales "old guard" and another group who is somewhat newer and trying to change Adyen. Not all of the board/direction seems to know what's actually happening on the workfloor. Lastly, working at Adyen will not help your technical career, especially if you stay for longer than 3 years. While there is some innovation, the technical old guard has been doing things the same way for the last 10 years and is not prepared to change. Staying at Adyen for more than 3 years means that you've been paid very well for 3 years but have lost 2 years of your career. Turnover is very high, by the way. It seems like roughly 1-4 people quit or is fired every month.

2.0
Apr 18, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

When I first joined, there was a strong culture of openness and the genuine commitment of the management to listen to employee feedback. However, in recent times, there has been a noticeable decline in this aspect, coinciding with a shift in leadership

Cons

I used to speak highly of Adyen's open culture but it is long gone. New management lacks alignment with company culture Openness to feedback has diminished Retaliation against employees who provide genuine feedback The new leadership, heavily influenced by Asian culture, has brought with it a different set of values and practices that do not align with the established company culture The company prefers new externals hires instead of encouraging internal growth, so if you're trying to progress this is not the place for you.

1.0
Nov 16, 2019

An awful experience for senior developers

Anonymous employee
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Pros

good coffee, good lunch

Cons

awful software stack, outdated and legacy in every possible way, leads are arrogant and not senior at all. I joined them as a senior java developer and was shocked. It looked like a joke. These guys are stuck in 10 12 years ago in terms of ways of working. They even did not have Merge Request concept. They do not use any framework and their way of doing things and deployments belongs to history. Their whole platform is super inefficient. Basically their top old developers are super obsolete and do not allow any changes which push them out of their old legacy comfort zone. If as a senior java developer, you want to loose are your knowledge and experience, then join Adyen

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