Engineering Manager - Identity & Verification Platform

Adyen; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Adyen is seeking an Engineering Manager for Identity & Verification Services in Amsterdam. You will lead a team of 7 engineers, shape the platform’s architecture and scalability, and partner with Product to deliver important verification features.

This role is not hands-on coding but requires deep technical leadership and strong collaboration with cross‑functional teams. You will drive architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and help expand verification use cases beyond KYC while fostering a

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading software engineering teams.
• Strong background in building and scaling platforms.
• Ability to partner with product and other orgs on priorities and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and grow a team of 7 engineers.
• Own the team's execution and roadmap with Product.
• Act as a technical partner to engineers for system design and architecture discussions.
• Shape how the platform scales, including checks migration and versioning.
• Collaborate with leaders across Unified Platform and other product teams.
• Create an environment where engineers feel safe.

Skills

Leadership

Team coaching

System design

Architectural decisions

Cross-functional partnership

Job description

Adyen is seeking an Engineering Manager for Identity & Verification Services in Amsterdam. You will lead a team of 7 engineers, shape the platform’s architecture and scalability, and partner with Product to deliver important verification features.

This role is not hands-on coding but requires deep technical leadership and strong collaboration with cross‑functional teams. You will drive architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and help expand verification use cases beyond KYC while fostering a