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Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Adyen for 1 year
January 6, 2022
Amsterdam, Netherlands
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros
  • Good paycheck
  • Work-life balance
  • Good benefits
  • Canteen
  • Budget for team fun
Cons
  • Bad middle management (team leads, lead engineers, etc.)
  • Almost no innovation and gatekeeping on bringing new tools and tech.
  • Difficult development setup (limited options of IDE, sometimes without plugins, no freedom on setup, heavy local dev environment).
  • Old architecture.
  • Philosophy of reinventing the wheel.
Advice to Management

Replace middle management with individuals more open to change and invest into leveling the company to industry standards.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
5.0
Culture and Values
3.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
1.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
1.0

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