Senior Software Engineer (Java) - Card Payments

Responsibilities

• Contribute your perspective on engineering best practices and standards.
• Collaborate with teams across time zones to drive projects to completion.
• Lead complex technical initiatives from requirements analysis through design, implementation, testing, and production rollout.
• Be hands-on with implementation while providing technical guidance and mentoring to teammates.
• Identify bottlenecks and improve platform components for robustness and scalability.
• Develop with scale in mind, ensuring features perform under heavy usage.
• Move fast and iterate often, delivering live functionalities within the first weeks that impact many merchants and shoppers.

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of professional engineering experience, currently at Senior Software Engineer level or equivalent.
• Strong communication skills, able to explain complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
• Flexible, collaborative team player with meticulous attention to detail.
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
• Proficiency in building Java based web services, including RESTful and SOAP.
• Experience designing performant relational database models, preferably PostgreSQL or similar.
• Familiarity with architectural patterns such as event-driven architectures or message queuing systems.

Technologies

• Java
• REST
• SOAP
• PostgreSQL

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitments

• Adyen values diverse perspectives as essential to momentum and solving unique business and technical challenges; everyone is encouraged to bring their authentic self.
• We encourage applicants from underrepresented communities to apply, even if they do not meet every qualification listed.

What’s Next?

• Adyen aims to respond within 5 business days; interview processes typically take about 4 weeks, with flexibility as needed.
• This role is based in the Chicago office with a hybrid work arrangement; remote-only roles are not offered.
• Applicants must be work authorized to operate in the United States; visa sponsorship is not provided for H-1B CAP, though visa transfers may be supported where applicable.

Compensation

• Salary: USD 180,000 - 243,000 per year