Thinking about interviewing at Adyen for Sr SWE. What’s the overall office vibe and what’s the TC? Is it worth making a switch? #engineering #software #swe
It is a nice place to work. Try to get a good compensation from the start. Only commercial people can increase their salary in high percentage because of the bonus. All the others is difficult to get a good salary raise because your team lead is not in charge of that, is someone in Amsterdam who doesn't know anything about what you do. Owning your career is almost impossible when you have a glass ceiling because almost all the promotions are in Amsterdam and is more complicated for someone who is not there. Check the average salary in the market and ask for something above the average because it will be very difficult to increase it. The environment is good, but it will depend on your teammates and your team lead. You will travel to Amsterdam at least twice a year and is not that bad. But as I said, owning your career and getting a raise is very difficult. You will find that a lot of people got promoted not because they were good, but because they sold themselves as apparently good by shouting BS and a manager bought it.
Great info ! How are the levels classified in the management ladder when compared to other tech in the US ? I am interviewing for EM position and want to know if I am not down leveling myself
we have no levels, only roles. as long as your comp is good, that's the only thing you need to worry about. don't expect any level-based promos either, the only increase is the yearly performance merit. that being said, an EM is usually a mix between tech lead (systems focus) and people manager, sometimes bigger teams will have a squad lead (basically a tech lead). you will also hear of Engineering leads (manager of managers, a Senior EM in the industry) and sometimes a VP (managing ELs) as well as always an SVP which leads each solution and reports to the CTO. some ELs report directly to SVPs though
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15 years age difference, need advice! 🙏
Avoid
Why?
I'd always heard great things about Adyen but recently know 2 first hand accounts of people who were let go (PIPd) or let go after their probation period (in the NL) for no reason.