Infrastructure Developer (Go)

Adyen; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Adyen in Amsterdam is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Developer to design, implement and automate load balancers, DNS, proxies and other critical infrastructure services. You will work on the Control Plane project, enabling infrastructure as a service across the organization.

You will collaborate with SRE and platform teams to deliver scalable, secure solutions, improve observability and reliability, and drive innovation in our infrastructure stack.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant work experience.
• Fluent in Golang and some Python.
• Worked within platform/infrastructure teams.
• Proficient with Linux.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems.
• Experience delivering complex projects.
• Great communication skills.
• Future-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain applications that automate and power our self-service platform.
• Optimize how we deliver load balancing infrastructure as a service for high availability and reliability.
• Automate time-consuming tasks into efficient one-click operations.
• Collaborate with product managers and developers to translate needs into secure, scalable solutions.
• Work cross-functionally with SRE and other Platform Engineering teams.
• Participate in architectural discussions to align infrastructure with long-term goals.
• Drive innovation and improvement of our Adyen Platform.

Skills

6+ years exp

Golang

Python

Linux

Distributed systems

Complex-project delivery

Communication

Future-oriented mindset

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Puppet

Ansible

Terraform

React/NodeJS

HAProxy

Job description

Infrastructure Developer

You will join a team of experienced system and software engineers who are responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining and automating our load balancers, DNS, proxies and other critical infrastructure services while focusing on reducing engineering operational toil using automation, increasing reliability and aligning infrastructure decisions with the company objectives.

You will work mainly on our Control Plane project, which is responsible for abstracting part of our critical infrastructure and offering it as a service for the rest of the organization.

What you’ll do

• Design, implement and maintain the applications that automate and power our self‑service platform
• Optimize how we deliver load balancing infrastructure as a service, ensuring our services remain highly available, reliable and responsive even during traffic spikes
• Automate time‑consuming manual tasks into efficient, one‑click operations, freeing up your team to focus on strategic initiatives
• Collaborate with product managers and other developers to understand upcoming features, translating their needs into robust solutions that are secure and scalable
• Work cross‑functionally with SRE teams and other infrastructure teams within Platform Engineering
• Participate in architectural discussions, leveraging your experience to influence key decisions that align our infrastructure with long‑term business goals
• Drive innovation and improvement of our Adyen Platform

Who you are

• You have 6+ years of relevant work experience
• You are fluent in Golang and have some Python knowledge
• You have worked within platform/infrastructure teams
• You are proficient with Linux
• You have a good understanding of distributed systems
• You have demonstrable experience in driving and delivering complex projects
• You have great communication skills
• You have a future‑oriented mindset

Technical Skills & Experience

• Great understanding of Software Engineering practices and interest in Infrastructure.
• Good understanding of system and service observability
• Basic understanding of networking concepts, layers and related protocols such as TCP/IP and TLS
• Experience in system design
• Experience in building and maintaining large distributed systems
• Ability to plan, drive and deliver complex projects
• Experience with docker and kubernetes

Nice to have

• Experience with Puppet, Ansible or Terraform
• Experience with React/NodeJS
• Experience with open source load balancing technologies such as HAProxy

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, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen.

Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application!

This role is based out of our Amsterdam office. We are an office‑first company and value in‑person collaboration; we do not offer remote‑only roles.