Software Engineer I - Financial Products Authorisation Optimisation Team
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.
About The Team
We're looking for a Software Engineer I to join our Financial Products Authorisation Optimisation team in Amsterdam. This team works on maximizing issuing authorization rates by approving legitimate transactions while minimizing fraud, as well as providing authentication services for the whole Financial Products solution. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to high-impact projects, learn from experienced professionals, and grow your skills in a supportive, cross-functional setting.
As a Software Engineer I on this team, you'll contribute to building and maintaining the real-time risk engine that evaluates issuing and banking transactions, our ACS (Access Control Server), and Strong Customer Authentication services. Your work will directly impact how our customers pay with their Adyen-issued cards and authenticate for their transactions.
What You'll Do
As a Software Engineer I on the team, you will:
- Develop and implement new features for the services owned by the team.
- Work closely with our Issuing and Banking teams.
- Learn and influence our approach to fraud prevention and authorisation rate maximization.
- Collaborate with experienced engineers to understand requirements, design solutions, and resolve technical challenges.
- Participate in code reviews to ensure high-quality, maintainable, and secure software.
- Contribute to the entire software development lifecycle, from design and implementation to testing and deployment.
- Help troubleshoot and debug issues in our production systems.
- Apply best practices in software development, including testing, deployment, and monitoring.
- Receive targeted mentorship and guidance from senior engineers, accelerating your learning and professional development.
Who You Are
- Experience: You have 2+ years of professional software engineering experience (outside of internships/university projects) where you have already put software principles into practice.
- Tech Stack: You are proficient in Java and excited to apply and expand your skills in a large-scale professional setting.
- Core Knowledge: You have a solid foundational understanding of databases, distributed systems, and scalability concepts.
- Mindset: You're a proactive problem-solver with a curious mind and a willingness to ask questions.
- Collaboration: You're a strong team player who enjoys collaborating and learning from others.
- Engineering Quality: You have a keen interest in software development, clean code, and design patterns.
If you already have a solid foundation in software engineering and are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, receive great mentorship, and accelerate your career within a critical financial domain, we encourage you to apply!
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.
Please note that this role is a full-time position in Amsterdam. It will require a relocation in case you live outside of the Netherlands.
Skills Required
- 2+ years professional software engineering experience (excluding internships/university projects)
- Proficiency in Java
- Foundational understanding of databases
- Foundational understanding of distributed systems and scalability concepts
- Familiarity with testing, deployment, and monitoring best practices
- Interest in clean code, design patterns, proactive problem-solving, and strong collaboration skills
What the Team is Saying
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Adyen Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Flexible Benefits — A monthly “Adyen+” stipend can be directed to childcare, language courses, or home‑office setups, giving employees personal choice. This flexible budget sits alongside core benefits rather than replacing them.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, mental health, disability and life insurance are highlighted as standard parts of the package in U.S. materials. FSA options and other protections are included with these essentials.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO with an unlimited policy, paid holidays and sick days, plus wellness and volunteer time are explicitly advertised. Hybrid scheduling is described as supporting time‑off flexibility.
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What We Do
Adyen (ADYEN:AMS) is the financial technology platform of choice for leading companies. By providing end-to-end payments capabilities, data-driven insights, and financial products in a single global solution, Adyen helps businesses achieve their ambitions faster. With offices around the world, Adyen works with the likes of Meta, Uber, H&M, eBay, and Microsoft.
Why Work With Us
At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition. We started with payments, at a time when providers offered services based on a patchwork of systems built on outdated infrastructure. Ambition demanded more. So we set off to build a financial technology platform for the modern era, entirely in-house, from the ground up.
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We believe that in-person collaboration is the best route to building genuine connection. We’re an office-first company that offers flexibility when needed. We trust our team to act with autonomy and make good choices.
