Adyen Software Engineer interview experience

A recruiter reached out after I applied, and the interview path I went through was an HR conversation first, followed by a leadership round focused on how I thought and how I operated in professional situations.

Because the accounts I had reflected a very similar flow, the main thing I remember is that it wasn’t a long, sprawling set of coding rounds for me—more of a targeted sequence to evaluate fit. I was ultimately not offered the role.

What left me thinking afterward was that the leadership stage was the center of gravity, and the outcome came down to that fit rather than a long stretch