Adyen is a Dutch payments technology company that employs just over 4,000 people worldwide. The workforce expanded by roughly 12% through 479 new hires while 328 employees departed, resulting in moderate net growth. Headcount data shows a balanced mix of technical, commercial, and operational roles that support the firm’s unified commerce and payment processing products. This profile outlines where those employees sit and which teams carry the greatest share of talent.
Engineering is Adyen’s largest function with about 1,317 employees, accounting for roughly one-third of total staff and reflecting the company’s product-centric operating model. Sales and Support follows at 872 people, underscoring the emphasis on merchant onboarding and customer enablement. Marketing and Product collectively employ 531 professionals, while Finance and Administration contributes another 351. Operations (214), Business Management (207), and Information Technology (166) round out the mid-sized groups, whereas the Real Estate and Education categories represent only a handful of roles. Approximately 9% of workers fall into an ‘Other’ designation, suggesting a range of specialized positions that do not fit the primary departments.
Amsterdam remains the single largest office with around 1,230 employees, highlighting the company’s Dutch roots and concentration of product development. North American operations are distributed across San Francisco (254), Chicago (174), and New York (153), illustrating a meaningful presence in major U.S. commerce centers. In the Asia-Pacific region, Singapore hosts 141 staff members, while São Paulo (149) anchors activity in Latin America. European expansion is further visible in London, Madrid, and Rotterdam. A sizable cohort of roughly 1,733 employees is reported under ‘Other,’ indicating remote workers and smaller satellite offices that extend Adyen’s global reach.