Recruiter call - A quick 30 min call just to share more about myself and motivations. Was quite comfortable and I used this to also check if the company was a fit for me. Team Interview - I met the hiring manager (HM) and someone from a different team. Questions centred around working style and how I approached problems, and what resources I reach out to when I get stuck. I also asked about what sort of working culture the team had (collaborative and open comms) and what sort of candidate would be a dealbreaker (someone too structured and uncomfortable with working independently). Received very honest responses, and from there I was told to wait for the next reply which would come with a take home. Technical Assessment - I was given 2 take home assignments to do, an API integration and a drop-in integration (can be found on Adyen’s Github); with the latter being something I could try my hand at. The HM was very helpful and provided clarifications for any uncertainty I had. Because he wanted to speed up the process, he indicated to focus more on the API integration test. Being my first take home technical assignment for a job and on an area that I had not learnt before, I was nervous at first but was pleasantly surprised that with some youtube tutorials + adyen docs + feedback/clarification from the HM, I manage to complete and present it more confidently than I initially thought. Bonus: I added API testing as another tool in my skillset. Interview with President APAC - Going into my interview with Warren, I did not know what to expect, and the session ended up with me asking him questions throughout. I managed to ease some of the uncertainties I had about culture, and when I said that I might want to be a software engineer in the future, I still remember him telling me that I could aim for whatever role I wanted; in Adyen you own your career. Interview with COO - This was my most nerve-wrecking interview. I got ready hours in advance, and when the interview started, my fears were unfounded. Kamran was so friendly and it was a very casual chat. I also took the opportunity to ask hard pointed questions i.e. Launching fast and iterate means you would make mistakes. To all the questions he gave very balanced responses and at the end I forgot (momentarily) that I was in a job interview. Advice: be yourself! I could really see that they were really serious on culture. Before every interview, I decided to visualize that I was already in the company and that guided a lot of questions I wanted to ask. Read the latest shareholder letter and watch the most recent Capital Markets Day. A lot of the information inside is accurate helps give you a better understanding of Adyen.

Initial round with recruiter over call just went over position. Completed take home assessment and waited two weeks for hiring managers to grade it and reject my application. First rejection email I have ever got to include [Remove formatting and insert feedback here – e.g., “In particular, we were looking for a more structured approach to the analysis and clearer prioritization in the recommendations.”] in their reasoning.