Platform Engineer

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

Job summary

Adyen in Amsterdam is seeking a Platform Engineer for our NoSQL team to develop, optimize, and scale distributed data systems powering core services. You will work at the intersection of software engineering, database administration, and infrastructure operations, collaborating with engineers across teams to manage Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Redis, and explore Clickhouse.

You will design partitioning strategies, improve performance, and ensure high availability for globally distributed services

Qualifications

• Experience with distributed data stores like Cassandra, Redis, Elasticsearch.
• Proficient in Python or Go with a track record of building infrastructure tooling.
• Understanding of partitioning, replication, consistency models, and CAP theorem.
• Ability to troubleshoot in large-scale, production environments with distributed systems.
• Proactive problem solver, willing to take ownership and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop tooling and automation to manage, scale, and monitor distributed data stores.
• Design, build, and optimize distributed data stores for scalability, fault tolerance, and high availability.
• Develop and implement data partitioning, clustering, and sharding strategies for large-scale global systems.
• Collaborate with platform and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless integration and operation of distributed systems.
• Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks and support 24/7 on-call rotation.

Skills

Distributed data stores

Python/Go programming

Troubleshooting large-scale systems

On-call readiness

Tools

Cassandra

Elasticsearch

Redis

Clickhouse

Job description

Platform Engineer (Distributed Data Stores)

This is Adyen

Adyen is the financial technology platform of choice, offering a comprehensive solution encompassing payments, data, and financial products for renowned customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft. We value ambition and strive to engineer for it, creating an environment filled with opportunities and a supportive culture to allow our people to truly own their careers. The individuals at Adyen are driven, tackling unique technical challenges at scale and solving them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative, ethical solutions that enable businesses to achieve their ambitions faster.

Platform Engineer - Distributed Data Stores

Adyen is in search of a Platform Engineer for our NoSQL team with a strong background in Python or Go to join our team in Amsterdam. Our platforms are scaling rapidly, and you will play a critical role in developing, optimizing, and scaling distributed data systems that power our core services.

In this role, you will work at the intersection of software engineering, database administration, and infrastructure operations. You’ll be responsible for both building the tools that manage our data and the underlying infrastructure that keeps our clusters running. You will collaborate with engineers across teams to manage and enhance distributed data stores such as Cassandra, Elasticsearch, and Redis, while helping us explore new service offerings such as Clickhouse. You will help to design partitioning and clustering strategies, improve system performance, and ensure high availability for globally distributed services.

What you’ll do

• Develop robust tooling and automation using Python or Go to manage, scale, and monitor distributed data stores.
• Design, build, and optimize distributed data stores to ensure scalability, fault tolerance, and high availability.
• Develop and implement data partitioning, clustering, and sharding strategies for large-scale global systems.
• Collaborate with platform and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless integration and operation of distributed systems.
• Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks and work on mission critical systems to ensure availability in production environments.

Who You Are

• Experience working with distributed data stores like Cassandra, Redis, Clickhouse, or similar technologies.
• Solid programming experience with Python or Go, with a track record of building reliable infrastructure automation and developer tooling.
• Familiar with partitioning, replication, consistency models, and CAP theorem. Familiar with data distribution strategies like sharding and consistent hashing.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues in large-scale, production environments with distributed systems.
• You are a proactive problem solver, willing to take ownership of challenges. A team player with a strong desire to learn and improve continuously.
• Develop and maintain tools and libraries for managing different distributed data stores, automating routine tasks, and ensuring consistent deployment practices.
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation once or twice a month, responding to and resolving urgent issues to maintain system stability and minimize downtime.

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?

What’s next

Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.

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.