Staff Software Engineer, Identity & Risk ML

Software Careers; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Adyen seeks a Staff Software Engineer to design and scale data-intensive software that embeds ML models into production. You’ll work with product managers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to translate problems into robust, low-latency solutions.

You’ll mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and evaluate new technologies. Based in Amsterdam, this role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and delivering practical value at scale.

Qualifications

• At least 10-12 years of industry hands-on experience in Software Engineering and building data intensive applications, including system design, architecture, and development.
• Experience with building scalable, reliable, and low latency systems.
• Strong programming skills in Java.
• Experience in incident management.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases like Postgres and Cassandra.
• Knowledge of streaming & queuing frameworks.
• Familiarity with data engineering concepts, big data tools (like Spark), and distributed data architectures.
• Passion for applying technology to solve real business problems in a pragmatic and impactful way.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop robust, scalable software systems that integrate Machine Learning models into production environments.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to understand business problems and translate them into technical solutions.
• Evaluate new technologies, frameworks, and tools, and drive their adoption where appropriate to solve real business challenges.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers and peers through technical leadership and knowledge sharing.
• Advocate for best practices in software engineering, and system architecture.
• Continuously learn and stay up-to-date with advancements in software engineering, infrastructure, and AI technologies.
• Lead technical design discussions and contribute to the strategic direction of the technology roadmap.
• Close cross functional collaboration with different, non-technical functions like Account Management, Compliance, Operations etc.

Tools

Java

Python

Postgres

Cassandra

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Spark

Big Data Platform

SQL

Job description

Adyen seeks a Staff Software Engineer to design and scale data-intensive software that embeds ML models into production. You’ll work with product managers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to translate problems into robust, low-latency solutions.

You’ll mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and evaluate new technologies. Based in Amsterdam, this role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and delivering practical value at scale.