I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Adyen
Interview
A series of casual conversations, about 4-5 rounds, mainly aimed at determining if you're a fit within the corporate culture. Friendly people, but the interviews lacked depth of the position itself. Vague about the specific responsibilities, but that could be due to the company's allowance of autonomy among employees. Overall, a pleasant experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Several questions about your reaction to the 'Adyen Formula'.
BEWARE. This process feels more like an ego trip than a real interview. The recruiter screen is less about your actual answers and more about saying exactly what they want to hear. They will keep pushing until you do. You still get moved forward anyway, so it barely feels like it matters. At every step there is a clear expectation to hype them up, repeat their values, and act overly excited. If you do not, they will fish for it. Even if you are not a strong fit, they keep pushing you through more rounds and a take home assignment. It starts to feel like they just want to harvest your data. Then you are expected to spend even more time going onsite with no clear indication that anything you did before mattered. Unless you fit a very specific intense corporate culture and are willing to play along, you are better off spending your time elsewhere.
Very long interview process of 5 steps with different team members and a case study at the end. But it goes by very fast as they aim to close it in 2 weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Motivational questions were the core of the Interview, make sure you are prepared from all aspects.
It was not so difficult. Just prepare well about the company and role. The ask about previous experience. And your roles and responsibilities. The go very deep in your previous work