Senior Java Engineer - Card Payments (Hybrid, Chicago)

Adyen; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

Adyen in Chicago is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Card Payments team. You will lead the design and architecture of a high-scale airline and merchant processing platform, collaborating with product management to deliver on the roadmap.

You will mentor engineers, contribute to implementation, and help shape robust, scalable financial systems while traveling domestically as needed. The role is based in our Chicago office with a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge of building Java-based web services (RESTful, SOAP).
• Experienced in designing performant database models in PostgreSQL or other relational databases.
• Knowledgeable of event-driven or message-queuing architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex technical projects from requirements analysis through design, implementation, testing and launch into production.
• Be hands-on and contribute to implementation while mentoring other engineers.
• Collaborate across teams and time zones to deliver on merchant-facing roadmap.
• Identify and improve parts of the platform to be more robust and scalable.
• Ensure code scales to handle millions of transactions daily.

Skills

Java

RESTful

SOAP

PostgreSQL

Event-driven

Message queues

Communication

Job description

Adyen in Chicago is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Card Payments team. You will lead the design and architecture of a high-scale airline and merchant processing platform, collaborating with product management to deliver on the roadmap.

You will mentor engineers, contribute to implementation, and help shape robust, scalable financial systems while traveling domestically as needed. The role is based in our Chicago office with a hybrid work model.