Software Engineer (Java) - Authentication & Tokenization

EngineersOfAI; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Adyen in Bengaluru invites engineers to join the Authentication & Tokenization Team. Build and scale our distributed high-performance platform handling secure tokenization, payments data, and fraud controls for global merchants.

You will own features end-to-end, write testable Java, collaborate across time zones, and contribute to compliance with RBI tokenization mandates. Strong communication and English proficiency are essential.

Qualifications

• 1+ years (SDE1) / 3+ years (SDE2) of experience with object-oriented programming languages (Java).
• Proficient in English and able to articulate technical concepts clearly.
• Own a project end-to-end and write testable, maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain our distributed high-performance platform.
• Collaborate across teams and time zones to deliver features.
• Bring code live within weeks and iterate based on feedback.
• Own design and implementation of new functionality from start to deployment.
• Improve robustness and scalability of platform components.
• Contribute to core financial data processes and finance infrastructure.

Skills

Team player

Ownership mindset

Strong communication

English proficiency

Tools

Java

RESTful Web Services

PostgreSQL

Tomcat

Gradle

Elasticsearch

Job description

This is Adyen

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.

For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster.

Authentication & Tokenization Team

Operating at the intersection of high-grade security and conversion optimization, our Authentication and Tokenization systems deliver robust solutions for global commerce. The Adyen Tokenization solution securely vaults payment credentials to enable seamless, friction-free checkout experiences worldwide while ensuring adherence to localized market regulations. Our Authentication engine dynamically optimizes transaction flows to eliminate checkout friction while maintaining strict compliance.

Both products are core pillars of Adyen Uplift, an advanced, AI-powered payment optimization suite designed to drive peak performance for global enterprise merchants. By capitalizing on Adyen's vast, unparalleled global payments data, Adyen Uplift offers intelligent, AI-powered solutions that help businesses maximize payment conversions, streamline fraud management, and reduce the overall cost of transactions.

Based in one of the world's most dynamic fintech hubs, our engineering team navigates intricate compliance frameworks, including the RBI's Card-on-File Tokenization (CoFT) and multi-factor authentication mandates. We design and scale low-latency, highly resilient distributed systems that process millions of daily transactions. Joining this team means taking complete, end-to-end ownership of mission-critical architecture that directly impacts enterprise merchants and consumers across APAC, Europe, and the Americas.

What You'll Do

• You will build and maintain our distributed high-performance platform
• You will be part of a diverse and inclusive team
• We launch fast and iterate often. Concretely, this means that within your first few weeks, you will bring code live that impacts many businesses and shoppers
• You will be fully responsible from its initial design to bringing new functionality live
• Identify and improve parts of the platform to make it more robust and scalable
• Collaborate across teams and time zones to make things happen, review code and be open to feedback
• As an engineer you will helping our core financial data processes and working on our finance infrastructure, to keep it scalable, reliable and secure

Who you are:

• You have 1+ years(SDE1)/3+ years(SDE2) of experience working with object-oriented programming languages (JAVA)
• You are flexible, a team player, someone with an eye for detail
• You are able to take ownership, lead a project and enjoy writing testable code
• You have excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate complex, technical concepts
• As we operate in a global setting, you need to be proficient in English; any other language is a plus

Our Tech Stack: Java 21, Web Services (RESTful) and SQL/PostgreSQL using MyBatis (ORM), Tomcat, Gradle, CockroachDB and Elasticsearch

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments

Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from,