I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Adyen (Chicago, IL) in Apr 2024
Interview
- Submitted application on their LinkedIn job posting
- 30 min phone call with recruiter
- Hacker Rank OA with 2 coding challenges of medium and hard difficulty with 90 minutes time limit. First one is math related and second was a twist on Dijkstra's algorithm. Similar to what you find on Leetcode. The graph problem can be difficult if you haven't seen it before or are rusty with graph algorithms. A couple of days later I get passed by recruiter and scheduled for next interview.
- 1 hour technical Interview with 2 senior engineers going over my resume and talking about past projects concisely. Then went over my Hacker Rank solution where I had to explain my thought process and how to optimize it or clean up the code. A couple of days later I get passed by recruiter and scheduled for next interview.
- 45 minute system design interview with 2 senior engineers using Hacker Rank as whiteboard. Design a payment service provider. I was drilled with various questions on what HTTP APIs I would define, what is the request content, and authentication. I drew an architecture diagram showing integration with databases, queues, load balancers, 3rd party payment networks. The interviewers were not really collaborative. Next day I get rejected with feedback: not clarifying functional + non-functional requirements, gaps in APIs specifically to authorization, and didn't dive deep into load balancers or horizontal scaling,
The recruiter was a great communicator and transparent. All the interviewers were respectful. They actually do give feedback on your interview which is rare.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design a payment service provider that merchants can integrate with to accept payments from their customers?
first step is a call with HR to align on experience and expectations, then an online coding assessment on Hackerrank of which I believe you need to answer everything perfectly to go to the next step
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
HackerRank set of exercises split in sql and solve coding problems related to the industry
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Adyen in Feb 2026
Interview
Initial step was a 30 min screening call with someone from HR. They were very friendly. First time I didn't pass a screening call in years, make sure to study the 8 company values on their website beforehand.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Adyen (Madrid) in Nov 2025
Interview
Madrid: good technical process, but POOR communication and lack of closure after final interview
Pros:
* The recruitment process is technically good and well-structured in its early stages.
* The initial assessment consisted of a HackerRank technical evaluation with a programming exercise focused on performance, object-oriented design, and three SQL questions, which felt relevant and fair.
* This was followed by a technical interview discussing the assessment results and deeper system/design topics.
* I also had a hiring manager interview and a technical leadership interview, both of which were professional and engaging.
* Throughout most of the process, the recruiter was very responsive, usually replying within 48 hours.
Cons:
* After completing the final interview, communication abruptly stopped;
* I attempted multiple follow-ups via email and phone without receiving any response.
* Only after reaching out to one of the technical leaders I had interviewed with did the recruiter reply, stating she would call — but that call never happened, and communication stopped again.
* The lack of closure after reaching the final stage felt unprofessional and inconsistent with Adyen’s publicly stated values around transparency, ownership, and respect.
Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Adyen with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 18% positive. To compare, the company-average is 36.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 11 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 Senior Software Engineer according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
Skills test: 22%
Group panel interview: 17%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 9%
One on one interview: 9%
Background check: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 4%
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