Staff FinTech Architect, Money Movement

Adyen; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Adyen in Amsterdam is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Money Movement to shape the architecture and scale critical financial systems. You will lead design decisions, collaborate with product teams, and mentor engineers across regions to deliver robust banking rails.

You thrive in a fast-paced, global environment, solving hard distributed systems challenges while advancing security and regulatory alignment. This role is office-based with an emphasis on collaboration and innovation.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in the financial industry, preferably banking or fintech.
• 10+ years hands-on development in a modern engineering environment.
• Technical leadership experience, including mentoring engineers and leading an engineering strategy.
• Hands-on experience designing and building large scale distributed systems.
• Strong background and hands-on experience coding with Java.
• Platform mindset enabling generalizable, flexible services for multiple products.
• Proactive relationship-builder with strong communication across cultures.

Responsibilities

• Scale and expand our money movement foundation that supports the needs of all Adyen products.
• Provide architectural and design leadership to build a strong foundation for our Financial Products offering.
• Optimize Adyen banking connection globally, including zones where Adyen holds a banking license and areas where we use partners.
• Design and build new banking rails as Adyen expands their products.
• Mentor engineers to uphold high standards of and technical excellence.
• Drive a culture of continuous innovation by challenging the status quo and introducing transformative ideas.

Skills

Java

Distributed systems

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Self-starter

Fintech experience

Platform mindset

Job description

Adyen in Amsterdam is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Money Movement to shape the architecture and scale critical financial systems. You will lead design decisions, collaborate with product teams, and mentor engineers across regions to deliver robust banking rails.

You thrive in a fast-paced, global environment, solving hard distributed systems challenges while advancing security and regulatory alignment. This role is office-based with an emphasis on collaboration and innovation.