Senior Platform Engineer - Container Services

Adyen; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 198,000 - 293,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity (RSUs)

401(k) plan

Health, dental, vision insurance

In-office 3 days a week

Job summary

Adyen seeks a Senior Platform Engineer for the Container Services team in San Francisco. You will design, build, and operate core infrastructure across a global private cloud, focusing on Kubernetes and automation to scale our payment platform.

You will collaborate across time zones, own reliability, and drive platform modernization with multi-region resilience. The role requires 7+ years in platform or infrastructure engineering and strong Linux, scripting, and Kubernetes skills.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in platform, infrastructure, or software engineering.
• Advanced Linux system administration, networking, and security fundamentals.
• Kubernetes at scale with cluster operations and troubleshooting.
• Experience with on-prem/bare-metal infrastructure and datacenter operations.
• Scripting in Bash, Python or Go to build production tooling.
• Nice to have FinTech exposure and IaC at scale.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate core infrastructure including Kubernetes and private cloud infrastructure.
• Drive automation and reduce toil with tooling and self-service for engineers.
• Own reliability at scale with on-call rotations and incident postmortems.
• Collaborate across time zones with global platform teams.
• Shape platform evolution through architecture decisions and multi-region strategies.

Skills

Platform engineering

Linux proficiency

Kubernetes at scale

HashiCorp tools

ArgoCD GitOps

On-prem infra

Bash/Python/Go

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Consul

Nomad

Vault

ArgoCD

Job description

This is Adyen

Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition.

For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer for the Container Services team in San Francisco. This team owns and operates Adyen's core container orchestration infrastructure, the foundation that keeps our global payment platform running. In this role, you will design, build, and operate critical infrastructure systems, drive automation and reliability improvements, and help scale Adyen's platform as we continue to grow globally.

What You'll Do

• Build and operate core infrastructure: Design, implement, and maintain container orchestration (Kubernetes) and supporting infrastructure across our global private cloud.
• Drive automation and reduce toil: Develop tooling and automation that improves provisioning, configuration management, and operational workflows, enabling self-service for engineering teams and reducing manual effort.
• Ensure reliability at scale: Own the availability and performance of critical platform systems, participate in on-call rotations, and drive incident response and postmortem processes that continuously improve our operational posture.
• Collaborate across teams and time zones: Work closely with platform engineers in Chicago, contributing to a global team that operates 24/7 infrastructure across multiple regions and datacenters.
• Shape platform evolution: Contribute to architectural decisions, evaluate new technologies, and help drive platform modernization initiatives — including migration strategies, multi-region resilience, and infrastructure standardization.

Who You Are: The Essential Profile

• Hands-on platform engineering experience: You have 7+ years of experience with platform, infrastructure, or software engineering.
• Linux proficiency: Advanced skills in system administration, networking (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls), and security fundamentals. Comfortable troubleshooting complex issues across the stack.
• Container technologies expertise: Hands-on experience with Kubernetes at scale, cluster operations, networking, troubleshooting. Familiarity with HashiCorp tools (Terraform, Consul, Nomad, Vault) and GitOps workflows (ArgoCD).
• On-prem / bare-metal experience: Comfortable operating on-prem infrastructure (i.e. outside of public cloud), bare-metal provisioning, hardware lifecycle, storage, and datacenter operations.
• Strong scripting and programming skills: Intermediate-to-advanced Bash proficiency and intermediate-to-advanced skills in Python or Go. Ability to build production-quality tooling and automation.
• Nice to have: Prior experience in FinTech or regulated industries where reliability and security are paramount. Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet), load balancers (HAProxy, Nginx, etc) and infrastructure-as-code at scale.

Total rewards & compensation

The annual base salary range for this role is $198,000.00 - $293,000.00. Compensation is based on factors including qualifications, experience, and location. Total compensation package includes equity (RSUs), 401(k), health, dental, vision, and more.

This role is based in our San Francisco office. We're an office-first company and expect employees to work in-office at least 3 days a week on average. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while also supporting flexibility.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Adyen

We actively seek different perspectives to sharpen our ideas. Our unique culture is a product of our diverse backgrounds and experiences. No matter who you are or where you’re from, you’re welcome to be your true self at Adyen.

If you need accommodations or support during the recruitment process to perform at your best, you’ll have the opportunity to let our team know in your application. We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply.

What’s next?

Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. If you have specific time constraints, please communicate them with your recruiter, and we’ll do our best to accommodate them where possible.

EEO statement

Adyen is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for new visa sponsorship. The company can support visa transfers but will not sponsor individuals for H-1B CAP applications.

The way we work is guided by the eight principles of the Adyen Formula. Learn more here.

Our engineers are building the first financial technology platform that combines payments, data, and financial services. We’re looking for more talented problem solvers to help us address a unique set of challenges.