Senior Java Engineer - Scalable Card Payments Platform

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Chicago office

Job summary

Adyen is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Card Payments team in Chicago. You will design and implement scalable Java services that process high-volume card payments, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product management to drive the merchant-facing roadmap.

The role requires deep experience with distributed systems, event-driven patterns, and relational databases, with travel as needed. This is a hybrid in-person role based in Chicago.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional engineering experience.
• Experience designing scalable Java web services (REST/SOAP).
• Experience with PostgreSQL or relational databases.
• Knowledge of event-driven or message-queuing systems.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Define engineering best practices and architectural direction.
• Collaborate across teams and time zones to deliver projects.
• Lead complex technical projects from requirements analysis through design, implementation, testing and production launch.
• Be hands-on and contribute code while mentoring other engineers.
• Identify and improve parts of the platform to be more robust and scalable.
• Think in scale when building features and aim for rapid, iterative releases.
• Deliver live functionalities that impact merchants and shoppers within weeks.

Skills

Java

RESTful services

SOAP

Distributed systems

Event-driven architecture

Message queueing

PostgreSQL

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Travel willingness

Job description

Adyen is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Card Payments team in Chicago. You will design and implement scalable Java services that process high-volume card payments, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product management to drive the merchant-facing roadmap.

The role requires deep experience with distributed systems, event-driven patterns, and relational databases, with travel as needed. This is a hybrid in-person role based in Chicago.