I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Adyen (Singapore)
Interview
The interview process at Adyen is quite different from other companies I've interviewed at.
They don't expect you to leet code, nor do they require you to regurgitate algorithms on your feet. However, I do find that they focus a lot more on their company values, The Adyen Formula, as well as cultural fit.
I discovered this when they have more rounds of short cultural fit interviews than technical interviews. Every interviewee, no matter how junior will get cultural rounds with top level management, like C-suite folks, to show that even these people are accessible to the most junior people in the company, should the need arise.
Adyen interviewers were also very straightforward. They managed my expectations that it isn't all rainbows and ponies in the company and there are a set of challenges I need to overcome should I join the company. This is a refreshing change from past interviews where the interviewers always oversold the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1 take-home technical round
1 in-person technical round
several short cultural fit rounds with various people
Pretty smooth experience, recruiter was very good, 5 rounds in total, online test, screening, DSA, system Design, leadership discussion, global leadership round, which was with CTO of adyen,so great overall
I applied the position which aligns with my experience via Adyen's application platform with referral program. My referrer answered their questions carefully, however then I got rejection via email without feedback. I was expecting from them to be clear what's the reason.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Based on the job description, which required skills does this person have?
Pretty standard in tech company in NL. This what was the recruiter told me:
- Apply through job portal
- Recruiter call
- Tech interviews
- Offer
I failed after some interviews and no feedback despite asking
Adyen interviews FAQs
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Adyen with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 53% positive. To compare, the company-average is 36.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 32 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Adyen overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Adyen as a Software Engineer according to 32 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Skills test: 21%
One on one interview: 14%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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