Technical Team Lead Interview Experience - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Process
Do me a favor, what are the questions in the interview?
When scheduling the interview, they sent an email about preparing for questions such as:
- There will be a brief question about your leadership experience.
And so on, things I prepared.
It doesn't seem serious. The interviewer was also a few minutes late and started the interview panting and looking very rushed and impatient.
It doesn't exactly fit with their culture or values, except for one thing that does fit: at the end of the interview, he said that we will not continue from here.
Questions
Give an example of something you did that corresponds with the values and culture of Adyen.
What is your management philosophy?
If I were to ask your colleagues at (previous) work, what would they say you could do better?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Adyen Technical Team Lead role in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Success Rate
Adyen's interview process for their Technical Team Lead roles in Amsterdam, Netherlands is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Adyen's Technical Team Lead interview process in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Adyen Work Experiences
- 5.0Overall Positive ExperienceTechnical Team Lead • Former EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsMay 14, 2025Pros: - Adyen Formula - Opportunity to have impact - Merchants like Uber, Netflix, Tesla - Strong business fundamentals and growth - Is expanding beyond paymentsCons: - Decision making is a bit random, takes too long (indecision), and is not KPI-driven. - Technical interviews are less rigorous than at peer companies, and with no layoffs, engineering quality drops over time.
- 3.0Changing Company, Confused LeadershipTechnical Team Lead • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsJuly 23, 2023Pros: Not afraid to try things and fail. A continuously changing and challenging environment.Cons: Leadership seems lost and slow to finalize expectations and prioritizations across different sectors.
- 4.0A great place to work, but there are signs of it becoming just another greedy, low-morale, poor-culture bankSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsNovember 13, 2025Pros: Initially, an innovative, fast-paced company driven by incredible people. Generally, a great atmosphere to work in. Offers many opportunities to learn and grow.Cons: In the last year or two, the company started really shifting the focus away from the people, the culture, and the greater impact, to pure financial results and investor satisfaction. The little perks that were available for employees, such as nice breakfast snacks, free soda fridges, and in some cases, simple respect, are vanishing. The high leadership became arrogant. A few times, they publicly implied that the employees are somehow "free riding" and that we should be very grateful to them for the amazing conditions they are giving us. In some teams, we're working severely understaffed, but the expectation is to deliver massive results. This has been emphasized in almost every internal event.
