Senior Java Engineer

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

Job summary

Adyen is seeking a Senior Java Engineer to join the Platform Engineering team in Amsterdam. You will help design and deliver foundational services used by engineering teams across Adyen’s platform, driving cross-team initiatives from discovery through production adoption.

You will collaborate with product managers to identify platform needs, evolve APIs, and architect resilient solutions across data centers while owning deployment, observability, and live service operations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years backend software development experience.
• Proficiency in Java and a strong understanding of the JVM.
• Experience with Postgres or similar relational databases.
• Experience with CI/CD, observability, performance analysis, and incident response.
• Ability to lead ambiguous technical initiatives involving multiple teams.
• Proven experience designing and operating distributed systems.
• A product-oriented approach to software development.
• Willingness to operate, deploy, and troubleshoot applications in a live production environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of foundational services used by engineering teams across Adyen
• Drive complex, cross-team initiatives from problem discovery through production adoption
• Partner with product managers and engineers to identify shared platform needs and define priorities
• Design and evolve APIs, including compatibility, migration, and adoption strategies
• Architect resilient solutions spanning multiple data centers
• Own the deployment, observability, operation, and continuous improvement of live services
• Gather and use developer feedback to improve the reliability, usability, and adoption of platform services
• Mentor engineers and raise technical standards within the team

Skills

Java

JVM

PostgreSQL

CI/CD

Observability

Performance analysis

Incident response

Distributed systems

Product mindset

Live production

Technical leadership

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.

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.

Join the heart of Adyen’s Platform Engineering

With over 100 engineering teams contributing to our ecosystem, Platform Engineering provides the foundations that enable Adyen to grow reliably. We deliver shared components that help teams build secure, reliable, and high-performing products and services.

The Application Services team develops platform-wide, business-agnostic capabilities such as secret management, service discovery, and feature flagging. We address a broad variety of company-wide challenges, from modernizing internally developed infrastructure and adopting proven industry standards to raising security standards across Adyen.

Our work includes initiatives such as migrating workloads from Nomad to Kubernetes and exploring migration paths from established technologies toward modern application runtimes and frameworks. We design safe adoption strategies that allow teams to modernize without disrupting business-critical services.

As a Senior Java Engineer, You Will

• Lead the design and delivery of foundational services used by engineering teams across Adyen
• Drive complex, cross-team initiatives from problem discovery through production adoption
• Partner with product managers and engineers to identify shared platform needs and define priorities
• Design and evolve APIs, including compatibility, migration, and adoption strategies
• Architect resilient solutions spanning multiple data centers
• Own the deployment, observability, operation, and continuous improvement of live services
• Gather and use developer feedback to improve the reliability, usability, and adoption of platform services
• Mentor engineers and raise technical standards within the team

Requirements

• 7+ years of backend software development experience
• Proficiency in Java and a strong understanding of the JVM
• Experience working with Postgres or similar relational databases
• Experience with CI/CD, observability, performance analysis, and incident response
• Ability to lead ambiguous technical initiatives involving multiple teams
• Proven experience designing and operating distributed systems
• A product-oriented approach to software development
• Willingness to operate, deploy, and troubleshoot applications in a live production environment

Bonus points for

• Experience with large-scale, multi-region, or mission-critical systems
• Knowledge of authentication, authorization, encryption, and other security practices
• Experience building internal platforms focused on developer autonomy
• Experience leading platform migrations or driving adoption across a large engineering organization

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.

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. 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.