Be careful negotiating! They rescinded my offer after I attempted to negotiate despite my recruiter indicating they could get a better offer for me. Unfortunately the recruiter also told me an incorrect salary range during the phone screen. When I asked to match my current salary (an additional $2000) I was told the decision should only be about my career, not money. I am truly shocked!

The process started with a recruiter screen, then a call with the hiring manager, and finally a case study interview with two people from the Implementation team. The case study was an hour long, split into a 30-minute presentation and 30-minute Q&A, but it felt very technical throughout. I presented a full end-to-end Web Drop-In integration plan. They asked technical questions on nearly every slide and often challenged my answers, even when I explained the reasoning and tradeoffs behind each approach. I was able to handle most of the questions, but a few were so specific that you’d only know them if you had memorized the Adyen documentation. At one point, I gave what I thought was a complete answer, but the interviewer kept pushing back. I wasn’t sure if it was to simulate a tough client situation or just to see how I’d react. There were two interviewers, though only one really engaged. The other barely looked up or said anything. The tone overall felt more like a technical cross-examination than a collaborative discussion. I appreciated the depth of the questions, but clearer expectations and a bit more balance would have made the experience better. The feedback I received afterward was that my case study responses didn’t fully align with this position at the moment.