Senior Software Engineer (Java)

Adyen•Chicago, IL

9h•$180,000 - $243,000•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

At least 8 years of professional experience as an engineer and are currently working as a Senior Software Engineer or at a similar level
Great communication skills and the ability to articulate complex technical concepts in front of different stakeholders
Flexible, a team player, someone with an eye for detail
Familiar with complex large scale distributed systems
Open to some domestic and international travel
Demonstrated knowledge of building Java based web services (RESTful, SOAP)
Experienced in designing performant database models in PostgreSQL or other relational databases
Knowledgeable of various software architecture paradigms such as event-driven or message queueing systems
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.

Responsibilities

Bring your own point of view on best engineering practices.
Collaborate across teams and time zones to get projects over the finish line.
Lead complex technical projects from requirements analysis through design, implementation, testing and launch into production.
Be hands on and contribute to the implementation, but at the same time offer technical guidance and mentoring to other engineers.
Identify and improve parts of the platform to make it more robust and scalable.
Your code will be used at scale and you are expected to think in that mindset when building features.
We launch fast and iterate often. Concretely, this means that within your first few weeks, you will bring live functionalities that impact many merchants and shoppers.