The opportunity
Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition.
What you'll do
Design & Deliver: Build, test, and deploy high-volume, low-latency Java applications that form the backbone of our global payment systems.
Architect for Scale: Collaborate across Data and Platform engineering teams to design highly resilient, scalable services with reliability at their core.
Own the Technical Lifecycle: Drive engineering best practices, contribute to scalable architecture designs, and actively participate in product roadmap discussions.
Data-Driven Optimization: Define, implement, and monitor performance KPIs to proactively identify and eliminate system bottlenecks.
Collaborate Globally: Partner cross-functionally with global product managers and engineers, occasionally collaborating directly with merchants to understand how businesses consume your solutions.
Senior Java Developer: You have 8+ years of hands-on experience delivering high-impact backend services using Core Java, web services, and SQL/PostgreSQL , with a proven track record of technical leadership and mentoring junior engineers.
What they're looking for
- Scalability: High availability, fault tolerance, and low latency aren't: afterthoughts for you—they are non-negotiable architectural prerequisites.
- API Expert: You possess a strong understanding of modern API frameworks (such: as REST and OpenAPI), alongside best practices for API security and developer experience.
- Curious & Forward-Thinking: You actively evaluate emerging technologies and alternatives, confidently presenting your findings during architectural reviews.
- Collaborative Communicator: You know how to get things done by actively seeking out diverse perspectives and bringing people together to solve complex problems.
