Engineering Manager (Credit Card Payments)

Adyen; Chicago (IL); À distance; USD 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Global exchange program

Weekly happy hour

Delicious healthy lunches

Phantom share package

Yearly trip to Amsterdam

Paid holidays

Work from home opportunities

Résumé du poste

Adyen seeks an Engineering Manager in Chicago to lead a team delivering the leading Card Payments platform in NORAM. You will shape the technical direction, drive scalable and resilient payment capabilities, and collaborate with Product Managers to deliver core functionality across Visa, Mastercard, and Amex.

You will champion an inclusive culture, coach engineers, and guide architectural decisions end-to-end.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software development in a fast-paced tech environment.
• Experience building payment systems or working within the card payments ecosystem is highly desirable.
• Proven track record leading cross-functional engineering teams.

Responsabilités

• Lead engineering teams to build Adyen's Card Payments platform for NORAM.
• Drive architecture decisions and ensure scalable, resilient, high-performance systems.
• Coach engineers, foster psychological safety, and support long-term career growth.
• Partner with Product Managers to translate business priorities into scalable technical solutions.
• Champion ownership and a high-performing engineering culture.

Connaissances

Java backend

Distributed systems

Cross-functional leadership

Coaching engineers

Architecture reviews

Payment systems

Global/remote collaboration

Mentorship

Description du poste

• As an Engineering Manager based in Chicago, you will lead a team of software engineers responsible for building the leading Card Payments platform in NORAM
• Your mission is to drive the evolution of Adyen's credit card platform across the region: engineering scalable, resilient, and high-performance payment capabilities that process critical transactions for top-tier merchants at scale
• You’ll work closely with Product Managers and Engineering teams to deliver core functionality across the Card Payments domain (Visa, Mastercard, Amex)
• As a people leader, you will champion an inclusive environment, coach engineers through continuous growth, and shape technical direction within one of Adyen’s primary payment domains
• Authoring Adyen's Credit Card Payments strategy in NORAM, balancing product delivery with long-term platform scalability, resilience, and maintainability
• Lead by example, by setting the right context, and by helping teammates do their best work
• Coach and mentor a diverse team of software engineers, prioritizing psychological safety, clear feedback, and long-term career growth
• Foster a high-performing engineering culture built on ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning
• Partner closely with Product Managers to translate business priorities into scalable technical solutions
• Guide architectural discussions, champion high engineering standards, and empower engineers to own technical solutions end-to-end

Benefits

• Global exchange program
• Weekly happy hour
• Delicious healthy lunches
• Phantom share package
• Yearly trip to Amsterdam
• Paid holidays
• Work from home opportunities

You are comfortably jumping into architecture reviews, unblocking technical hurdles, or guiding code reviews when your team faces complex, high-priority releasesYou enjoy leading technical discussions, facilitating architectural decisions, and balancing engineering quality with business priorities coming from Product Managers7+ years of experience in software development in a fast paced tech environmentExperience building payment systems or working within the cards payments ecosystem (e.g. authorisation, routing, card schemes, issuer/acquirer integrations) is highly desirable and considered a big plusYou thrive in cross-functional, globally distributed settings and adapt your communication thoughtfully across regions and culturesYou enjoy coaching engineers through technical mentorship, regular feedback, and career developmentYou have a strong software engineering background building large-scale, distributed systems in Java or similar backend technologiesYou have a track record of leading and developing software engineering teams, fostering a culture grounded in ownership and collaborationDont check every single box? At Adyen, we value diverse perspectives3+ years of experience managing cross-functional engineering teams