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.

Engineering Lead  - Accounting Platform 

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Lead for our Accounting Platform Team within the Platform Engineering organization. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical expertise in Java and distributed systems, with a solid understanding of ledger / accounting systems or has the drive to learn these concepts. You will make data-driven decisions to balance technical debt, feature development, and operational stability, effectively managing long-running technical projects that require you to focus on scalability, reliability and performance.

As a people leader with high emotional intelligence, you will foster a culture of safety, trust, and proactive problem-solving. You will mentor and develop your team, focusing on their technical and professional growth while promoting automation to reduce manual toil. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills are essential, as you will articulate technical decisions and timelines clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring alignment and transparency across the organization.

In this role, you will work closely with other platform teams (Databases, Streaming, Queuing) and product teams within Adyen to scale the core Accounting Platform that processed over a trillion euros worth of payments in 2024.

What you’ll do

• Lead a team 4 to 8 engineers that own, maintain and operate the Adyen core accounting platform;
• Work with your team to design and implement strategies that will allow us to meet the demands of a rapidly growing payments platform;
• Have a multiplier effect by motivating team members and provide coaching in areas including but not limited to: engineering best practices, scalable architecture design, product roadmap discussions;
• Maintain an inclusive team culture focused on autonomy, ownership, collaboration, communication, and impact.;
• Collaborate with different teams to design and implement new services with reliability/scalability in mind;
• Set clear individual and team goals that align with our strategic engineering ambitions in close collaboration with the product manager;
• Create an inspiring and collaborative team environment with an open communication/feedback culture;
• Recruit new team members in line with the Adyen culture and required skills.

Who you are

• An energetic self-starter experienced in creating alignment between multiple teams;
• Distributed systems with high scalability, performance and reliability challenges excite you;
• Technical competency in software engineering using a Object Oriented Programing language (preferably Java) in a distributed system environment;
• You are able to define, implement and monitor performance KPIs to quickly identify opportunities for improvement in existing systems;
• Experienced in coaching and mentoring engineering talent;
• Experienced in leading technical projects in a fast paced environment;
• Experienced with collaborating with senior leadership to set strategic direction including product roadmaps;
• An excellent communicator and team player with strong management skills and technical aptitude;
• Must be willing to travel, both domestically and internationally when required to meet with colleagues and/or merchant teams;
• Someone who can clearly communicate about technical concepts to non-engineers.

Minimum qualifications

• 4+ years experience in managing engineering teams within a Java (or similar) environment;
• 8+ years of experience in Software Engineering industry in a fast paced tech environment;
• Full professional proficiency in English and excellent communication skills.

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 Amsterdam office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.