APAC Payments Platform Tech Lead

adyen; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Adyen in Singapore is seeking a Team Lead - Software Engineer to guide a talented group of engineers building and evolving the APAC APM platform. You will shape technical direction, mentor engineers, and partner with product managers to translate market needs into scalable solutions.

As part of a global engineering organisation, you will collaborate across regions to deliver reliable, secure payment integrations and to expand local payment methods while maintaining system resilience and quality.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading software engineering teams.
• Strong background in large-scale distributed backend systems.
• Experience with payment integrations is highly desired.
• Excellent collaboration with product and architecture teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of Software Engineers, supporting their technical and professional growth.
• Foster a high-performing engineering culture built on ownership, collaboration and continuous learning.
• Partner closely with Product Managers to translate business priorities and market needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive the technical direction of the team, balancing product delivery with long-term platform scalability, resilience and maintainability.
• Guide architectural discussions and engineering decisions relating to APM integrations, payment processing and platform capabilities.
• Build and evolve integrations with alternative payment methods, including local payment schemes, digital wallets, bank transfers and other regional payment solutions.
• Ensure payment integrations are reliable, secure and scalable, with appropriate handling of payment flows, transaction statuses, errors and reconciliation.
• Collaborate with Engineering Managers, Architects and Team Leads across Adyen to improve engineering practices and execution.
• Act as an escalation point for complex technical challenges, helping the team navigate ambiguity and make thoughtful engineering trade-offs.
• Continuously improve engineering quality through better testing, observability, operational excellence and developer productivity.
• Contribute to Adyen’s APM strategy in APAC, balancing local market requirements and payment method expansion with long-term platform scalability.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Java

Distributed systems

Job description

Adyen in Singapore is seeking a Team Lead - Software Engineer to guide a talented group of engineers building and evolving the APAC APM platform. You will shape technical direction, mentor engineers, and partner with product managers to translate market needs into scalable solutions.

As part of a global engineering organisation, you will collaborate across regions to deliver reliable, secure payment integrations and to expand local payment methods while maintaining system resilience and quality.