This is Adyen
Adyen is the payment platform of choice for the world's leading companies, delivering frictionless payments across online, mobile, and in-store channels. Our team members are motivated individuals who help each other do remarkable things daily. We face unique technical challenges at scale, and we solve those as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that transform how the world pays.
We took a new approach to starting a payments company, building a platform from scratch. Now, Adyen serves the world's brightest companies like Meta, Uber, L'Oreal, Casper, Etsy, and Spotify.
The North America Card Payments Team
The Card Payments team works on all North American card networks, including American Express, NYCE, STAR, PULSE, Accel, Interac and Mastercard (Maestro). The team is responsible for maintaining these connections, and adding value to our merchants by adding new functionality. These connections are used millions of times per day, processing significant volume for our merchants. As a Java Engineer in this team, you will be responsible for designing and implementing technical changes. You will also be working closely with the product team to understand and scope changes for our merchants.
We value your opinion and ideas. You're encouraged to propose improvements and new solutions for your team and the platform. You will also have the freedom and opportunity to work on projects that will bring innovation and keep Adyen ahead of their competition. With freedom comes responsibility; you're expected to take ownership of the features you work on and be involved in designing, implementing, testing, and monitoring the new functionality to ensure a sustainable and secure solution. Testing methods range from unit testing to complete product testing via automated programmable robots.
At Adyen, we have a development team working with various technologies. We love to solve hard technical problems effectively, take ownership, and want to work as part of an efficient team of professionals. We are constantly looking for the right balance between elegant solutions and time-to-market. In other words, you can work in a comfortable but dynamic and commercial environment.
What you’ll do
- Take technical projects from an idea all the way through implementation into production.
- Contribute to the team’s strategy and technical direction.
- Work to build APIs that support not only Adyen’s current volume but will scale as the company grows.
- Understand a complex domain area and use this expertise to design products that make that complexity easy for our users to interact with.
Who you are
- You have at least 6 years of professional experience as a software engineer
- Open-minded with a proactive attitude, able to solve an immediate problem while factoring in the bigger picture
- Enthusiastic about sharing your knowledge and developing yourself
- Skilled at collaborating with various people, including senior leaders, Product Managers, Android Engineers, iOS Engineers, Kotlin Engineers, and other Software Engineers
- Ability to provide reliable and clean code
Required qualifications
- Advanced development experience in Java
- Multithreaded and Multi-process architecture knowledge
- IPC, RPCs, Object Oriented Design, Data Structures and algorithms
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.
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.
This role is based out of our Chicago office. We have a hybrid workplace and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.
The annual base salary range for this role is $140,000 - $180,000; to learn more about our compensation philosophy, please click here.
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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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
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.
