Staff Software Engineer – Money Movement

About the role

In this role, you will be a technical leader and trusted advisor, shaping the architecture, design, and execution of critical systems that power Adyen’s global financial products. You’ll work closely with engineering teams, product partners, and cross‑functional stakeholders to solve complex technical challenges, drive technical excellence, and ensure our solutions scale with the needs of our global business.

Key responsibilities

• Scale and expand our money movement foundation that supports the needs of all Adyen products.
• Provide architectural and design leadership to build a strong foundation for our Financial Products offering.
• Optimize Adyen banking connections globally, including regions where Adyen holds a banking license and where it uses partners.
• Design and build new banking rails as Adyen expands its product portfolio.
• Mentor engineers to uphold high standards of technical excellence.
• Drive a culture of continuous innovation by challenging the status quo and introducing transformative ideas.

Required profile

• 2+ years of experience in the financial industry, preferably banking or fintech.
• 15+ years of hands‑on development experience in a modern engineering environment.
• Technical leadership experience, including mentoring engineers and defining engineering strategy.
• Hands‑on experience designing and building large‑scale distributed systems.
• Strong background and hands‑on experience coding with Java.
• Platform mindset: ability to generalize complex processes into simple, flexible services supporting multiple products.
• Proactive relationship‑builder with strong communication skills across diverse cultures.
• Self‑starter who can identify problems and devise solutions.

Required skills

• Java