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.

Adyen’s Financial Products

Adyen is building out its capabilities in data-driven. We operate at a massive global scale, enabling businesses around the world to accept payments, issue cards, and embed financial products, helping millions of business owners around the globe do business with less friction. While we have foundational elements in place, our teams are currently focusing on further improving our reliability at the scale in which we’re operating. For more information on this, you can read up on our Black Friday processing data report.

We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Staff Engineer with a strong background in Java Software Engineering and hands-on experience in technical system design. In this role, you will play a critical part in designing, building, and scaling systems to solve real-world business challenges.

You are someone who is curious about new technologies, eager to learn, and passionate about using technology as a practical tool to drive meaningful business impact. You enjoy solving complex problems and thrive in environments where innovation, continuous learning, and collaboration are key.

What you’ll do

• Design and develop robust, scalable software systems that improve production environments and platform models.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Data Scientists, and business stakeholders to understand business problems and translate them into technical solutions.
• Evaluate new technologies, frameworks, and tools, and drive their adoption where appropriate to solve real business challenges.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers and peers through technical leadership and knowledge sharing.
• Advocate for best practices in software engineering, documentation and system architecture.
• Continuously learn and stay up-to-date with advancements in software engineering, infrastructure, and AI technologies.
• Lead technical design discussions and contribute to the strategic direction of the technology roadmap.
• Close cross functional collaboration with different, non-technical functions like Account Management, Compliance, Operations etc.
• Recruit new team members in line with the Adyen culture and required skills.
• Maintain an inclusive team culture focused on autonomy, ownership, collaboration, communication, and impact.

Who you are

• You have at least 10-12 years of extensive industry experience in Software Engineering, including hands-on experience in system design, architecture, and development with technologies such as Java, Postgres, Kafka, RabbitMQ, and Redis.
• You think strategically, are able to connect business goals with technical execution, and design systems that scale with the company.
• You’re proactive and self-driven, with a natural ability to identify what needs to be done, even in unstructured environments, through collaboration and critical thinking.
• You’re energized by complexity and curious about the mechanics of financial systems.
• You are able to challenge constructively, foster collaboration, and drive engagement.
• You come from a high-paced, product-oriented environment.
• You’re a clear communicator and influencer in English, comfortable navigating cross-functional dynamics and driving alignment.

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments

Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen.

Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application!

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. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.

This role is based out of our Madrid office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.