Senior Software Engineer - Impact

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.

Senior Software Engineer - Impact

The Adyen platform processes billions of transactions every year - that’s billions of opportunities for people around the world to do good and donate safely and transparently with their favorite brands. One of the ways to unlock this potential is through our donations product – Adyen Giving. Adyen Giving lets businesses support impactful causes at no cost – 100% of the donation goes directly to the cause, with Adyen absorbing all the fees involved.

As a Senior Software Engineer for Impact, you will be responsible for the full development cycle of the Adyen Giving product, from designing your software to testing and ensuring everything works as expected after deployment in a weekly release. You will leverage your engineering skills and expertise to build solutions not only within a team, but in a close collaboration with a lot of other teams in the company.

• You will build and maintain our product built on top of Adyen’s distributed high-performance platform.


• You will be fully responsible from its initial design to bringing new functionality live.


• Your code will be used at scale and you are expected to think in that mindset when building features.


• Offer support and technical guidance in software architectural discussions.


• Bring your own point of view on best engineering practices, and spread them across your team and beyond.


• Identify and improve parts of the product to make it more robust and scalable.


• Collaborate across teams and sometimes across time zones to make things happen, review code and be open to feedback.


• Communicating with stakeholders and merchants, and monitoring the impact of new features.


• We value in-person collaboration, so we’re looking for someone who is comfortable working from our office.


• This is a full-time position.

• You have experience with Core Java, web services, REST APIs and SQL/PostgreSQL


• (Good to have) You have experience in deploying on containers.


• You have a good understanding of Software Engineering practices and interest in product knowledge.


• You are familiar with complex large scale distributed systems.


• You are flexible, a team player, someone with an eye for detail.


• Able to coach and train other developers.


• You are able to take ownership, lead a project and enjoy writing testable code.


• You recognize yourself in the Adyen Formula: being open-minded, having a proactive attitude, and always trying to make things work while keeping the bigger picture in mind.


• We welcome candidates who are excited about leveraging their skills for socially and environmentally impactful projects.


• You have excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate complex, technical concepts in front of different stakeholders.


• As we operate in a global setting, you need to be proficient in English; any other language is a plus.

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.