Adyen

Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Amsterdam, North Holland

July 1, 2021

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process was very long; there were 6 separate interviews.

The first interview was an online coding challenge (in Hackerrank, 4 questions of different areas: a coding question, an OOP question, a DB question, and a code review).

Then another tech interview.

Then an engineering/design interview.

A meeting with the recruiter and a couple of cultural interviews, including one with a board member.

I can't recommend this company because after all this process, I got ghosted. I reached out a couple of times, with no answer whatsoever from their side. A company that doesn't value its interviewees' time is not a company I want to work in.

Questions

The coding question in the first interview (HackerRank challenge) was about doing string matching. Strings of numbers are given, and ranges of possible values are also given. Match the given strings into their ranges.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Adyen Senior Software Engineer role in Amsterdam, North Holland.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Adyen's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Amsterdam, North Holland is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive33%

Neutral0%

Negative67%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Adyen's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Amsterdam, North Holland.

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Good Work Environment Overall

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

November 7, 2025

Pros: Good environment to work for everyone.

Cons: Nothing bad here at work.

Good Work Environment Overall

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

November 7, 2025

Pros: Good environment to work for everyone.

Cons: Nothing bad here at work.

Unhappy place to work

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Pros: - Pays well - Free lunch - Barista in the office - Central location

Cons: - Legacy spaghetti code, no tech stack - No product vision - Manager involves in every meeting, makes every decision without asking the team - Actually, there is no team at all - Individual work is dominant rather than teamwork - Remote work is discouraged - Working from abroad depends on manager approval and has no standard approach - You have to fight for the details of your work, for example, to understand what they are exactly asking you to do. - The manager is proud of being unstructured and chaotic (probably he confuses having no structure with agile) - No openness and direct feedback; people talk behind each other

Unhappy place to work

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Pros: - Pays well - Free lunch - Barista in the office - Central location

Cons: - Legacy spaghetti code, no tech stack - No product vision - Manager involves in every meeting, makes every decision without asking the team - Actually, there is no team at all - Individual work is dominant rather than teamwork - Remote work is discouraged - Working from abroad depends on manager approval and has no standard approach - You have to fight for the details of your work, for example, to understand what they are exactly asking you to do. - The manager is proud of being unstructured and chaotic (probably he confuses having no structure with agile) - No openness and direct feedback; people talk behind each other

Management only cares about management

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

October 2, 2023

Pros: Good pay, lots of room to grow, cool tech, very welcoming and international colleagues. Awesome offices as well.

Cons: The culture at Adyen was great pre-COVID and adapted well during the pandemic, but over the past year and a half, there have been noticeable changes. Ever since COVID ended, there has been a gradual shift towards micromanagement and excessive control. More than half of the company's workforce was hired during the pandemic, a period when the company was thriving. During that time, leadership delivered numerous speeches praising everyone for their dedication in overcoming challenges, emphasizing the importance of flexibility, and promoting trust in one another to get the job done, regardless of where we were working. Yet, as soon as COVID disappeared, this sentiment vanished. Mandatory in-office days and rigid bureaucratic rules were implemented without consideration for individual circumstances. The experience at Adyen transformed from feeling like you were part of a cool community building something amazing to feeling like you were a cog in a machine that didn't care about you at all. "You've got this" has turned into "fall in line". Both the people and tech are unique at this company, and it's a shame to see the culture on a forced downward spiral. The top-level management's attitude is my way or the highway, and I suspect a lot of us will choose the highway.

Management only cares about management

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

October 2, 2023

Pros: Good pay, lots of room to grow, cool tech, very welcoming and international colleagues. Awesome offices as well.

Cons: The culture at Adyen was great pre-COVID and adapted well during the pandemic, but over the past year and a half, there have been noticeable changes. Ever since COVID ended, there has been a gradual shift towards micromanagement and excessive control. More than half of the company's workforce was hired during the pandemic, a period when the company was thriving. During that time, leadership delivered numerous speeches praising everyone for their dedication in overcoming challenges, emphasizing the importance of flexibility, and promoting trust in one another to get the job done, regardless of where we were working. Yet, as soon as COVID disappeared, this sentiment vanished. Mandatory in-office days and rigid bureaucratic rules were implemented without consideration for individual circumstances. The experience at Adyen transformed from feeling like you were part of a cool community building something amazing to feeling like you were a cog in a machine that didn't care about you at all. "You've got this" has turned into "fall in line". Both the people and tech are unique at this company, and it's a shame to see the culture on a forced downward spiral. The top-level management's attitude is my way or the highway, and I suspect a lot of us will choose the highway.

Good Work Environment Overall

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

November 7, 2025

Pros: Good environment to work for everyone.

Cons: Nothing bad here at work.

4.0
Good Work Environment Overall
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
November 7, 2025
Pros: Good environment to work for everyone.
Cons: Nothing bad here at work.

Unhappy place to work

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Pros: - Pays well - Free lunch - Barista in the office - Central location

Cons: - Legacy spaghetti code, no tech stack - No product vision - Manager involves in every meeting, makes every decision without asking the team - Actually, there is no team at all - Individual work is dominant rather than teamwork - Remote work is discouraged - Working from abroad depends on manager approval and has no standard approach - You have to fight for the details of your work, for example, to understand what they are exactly asking you to do. - The manager is proud of being unstructured and chaotic (probably he confuses having no structure with agile) - No openness and direct feedback; people talk behind each other

1.0
Unhappy place to work
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
March 31, 2025
Pros: - Pays well - Free lunch - Barista in the office - Central location
Cons: - Legacy spaghetti code, no tech stack - No product vision - Manager involves in every meeting, makes every decision without asking the team - Actually, there is no team at all - Individual work is dominant rather than teamwork - Remote work is discouraged - Working from abroad depends on manager approval and has no standard approach - You have to fight for the details of your work, for example, to understand what they are exactly asking you to do. - The manager is proud of being unstructured and chaotic (probably he confuses having no structure with agile) - No openness and direct feedback; people talk behind each other

Management only cares about management

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

October 2, 2023

Pros: Good pay, lots of room to grow, cool tech, very welcoming and international colleagues. Awesome offices as well.

Cons: The culture at Adyen was great pre-COVID and adapted well during the pandemic, but over the past year and a half, there have been noticeable changes. Ever since COVID ended, there has been a gradual shift towards micromanagement and excessive control. More than half of the company's workforce was hired during the pandemic, a period when the company was thriving. During that time, leadership delivered numerous speeches praising everyone for their dedication in overcoming challenges, emphasizing the importance of flexibility, and promoting trust in one another to get the job done, regardless of where we were working. Yet, as soon as COVID disappeared, this sentiment vanished. Mandatory in-office days and rigid bureaucratic rules were implemented without consideration for individual circumstances. The experience at Adyen transformed from feeling like you were part of a cool community building something amazing to feeling like you were a cog in a machine that didn't care about you at all. "You've got this" has turned into "fall in line". Both the people and tech are unique at this company, and it's a shame to see the culture on a forced downward spiral. The top-level management's attitude is my way or the highway, and I suspect a lot of us will choose the highway.

2.0
Management only cares about management
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
October 2, 2023
Pros: Good pay, lots of room to grow, cool tech, very welcoming and international colleagues. Awesome offices as well.
Cons: The culture at Adyen was great pre-COVID and adapted well during the pandemic, but over the past year and a half, there have been noticeable changes. Ever since COVID ended, there has been a gradual shift towards micromanagement and excessive control. More than half of the company's workforce was hired during the pandemic, a period when the company was thriving. During that time, leadership delivered numerous speeches praising everyone for their dedication in overcoming challenges, emphasizing the importance of flexibility, and promoting trust in one another to get the job done, regardless of where we were working. Yet, as soon as COVID disappeared, this sentiment vanished. Mandatory in-office days and rigid bureaucratic rules were implemented without consideration for individual circumstances. The experience at Adyen transformed from feeling like you were part of a cool community building something amazing to feeling like you were a cog in a machine that didn't care about you at all. "You've got this" has turned into "fall in line". Both the people and tech are unique at this company, and it's a shame to see the culture on a forced downward spiral. The top-level management's attitude is my way or the highway, and I suspect a lot of us will choose the highway.

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