Senior Java Engineer — Scale a Global Payments Platform

Stackd; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Adyen in Amsterdam is seeking a Java Software Engineer to join our Customer Experience solutions. You will own the full development cycle from design to production, focusing on a high-performance PostgreSQL-backed platform and scalable services.

You will work with Java, REST APIs, and SQL, contributing to a global product used by millions. We value ownership, clear communication, and collaboration across time zones. Amsterdam-based, office-first with no remote-only roles.

Qualifications

• Experience with Java, web services, REST APIs and SQL / PostgreSQL.
• Experience deploying high-throughput and highly reliable services.
• Excellent communication, ownership mindset and teamwork.
• Ability to balance speed with technical debt and to explain concepts clearly.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain our distributed high-performance platform.
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive team.
• Deliver code to production within weeks and iterate quickly.
• Own from design to live functionality and improve robustness.
• Collaborate across teams and time zones; review code and take feedback.

Skills

Java

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

SQL

High-throughput services

Ownership

Communication

Teamwork

Trade-offs

Global impact

Tools

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Job description

Adyen in Amsterdam is seeking a Java Software Engineer to join our Customer Experience solutions. You will own the full development cycle from design to production, focusing on a high-performance PostgreSQL-backed platform and scalable services.

You will work with Java, REST APIs, and SQL, contributing to a global product used by millions. We value ownership, clear communication, and collaboration across time zones. Amsterdam-based, office-first with no remote-only roles.