Software Engineer (Java) - Screening Team

EngineersOfAI; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Adyen in Amsterdam is seeking a Software Engineer (Java) for the Screening Team to build scalable, compliant platform components that process transactions globally. You will contribute to backend and data initiatives while maintaining high engineering standards.

You’ll work across backend and big data, collaborate closely with product and engineering leaders, and help drive GenAI-powered solutions that support multiple functions within the organization.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience in cross-functional product teams in large organizations.
• Strong Java expertise and understanding of backend systems.

Responsibilities

• Build Java-based solutions for a scalable screening platform across backend and data domains.
• Innovate with GenAI-powered applications to support other engineering functions.
• Collaborate effectively with product and engineering teams to deliver compliant, scalable solutions.
• Help set the team's direction and roadmap in partnership with leadership.

Skills

Java programming

RESTful & SOAP web services

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

PostgreSQL

Event-driven architecture

Job description

This is Adyen

Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Facebook, 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. The people of Adyen 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.

Software Engineer (Java) - Screening Team

The Screening team is at the heart of this platform, providing a framework for our customers and Adyen to process transactions safely. As Adyen and our merchants scale globally, the complexity of our domain is continuously growing.

Our team operates at the critical juncture between regulatory mandate and operational scale within Adyen. We are responsible for mastering the complexities of diverse, global regulatory frameworks, translating complex legal requirements into robust, reliable software and processes. By owning this challenging domain, we assure millions of customers that their transactions are handled through a dependable and compliant framework, allowing them to rely confidently on our platform for their financial needs worldwide.

In this role, you will:

• Build - Help the Screening build solutions that enable Adyen's global growth in a compliant way. Our roadmap is diverse with solutions across backend, ML/AI and big data. You will be responsible for the entire lifecycle of your projects, from ideation to productionizing.
• Innovate - Our team is a pioneer in the Adyen engineering organization, as we are one of the first teams deploying GenAI-powered applications to support other functions of Adyen. This is a new development paradigm that comes with a whole set of new challenges.
• Collaborate - We rely on good collaboration in order to deliver solutions impacting several parts of Adyen.
• Set the Team Direction - In our team, engineers actively shape the product roadmap and closely collaborate with the team leadership to ensure our solutions are compliant, complete and scalable.

Who You Are:

• You have 6+ years of professional experience and are currently working as a software engineer.
• Experience working in cross-functional product teams, part of a larger organization, is a big plus.
• Our tech stack revolves around java, so being proficient in Java is a plus.
• The team works across backend and big data. You should be able to comfortably design and productionize cross-stack solutions.
• You are able to coach other engineers and bring a mindset of learning and curiosity to the team.
• Very good understanding of industry-standard engineering practices is a must.
• You have excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate complex technical concepts in front of different stakeholders.
• You have the ability to drive a team’s roadmap in close collaboration with the product and engineering leadership of the team.

Required technical qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of building Java based web services (RESTful, SOAP)
• Experienced in designing performant database models in PostgreSQL or other relational database)
• Knowledgeable of various software architecture paradigms such as event-driven or message queueing systems

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 li