Engineering Manager, Credit Card Payments

Adyen

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Chicago, IL
Salary
$180,000–$243,000 / yr
Posted
36 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $216k
This role $212k
$159k most similar roles pay here $272k

This role pays less than 52% of similar roles. Most pay $170,000–$261,237 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $212k versus about $216k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Adyen

Adyen is a global payments platform that provides end-to-end payment processing, merchant acquiring, and issuing solutions to large global companies, enabling them to accept payments anywhere in the world. Industry: Payments Technology & Financial Services

Adyen currently has 12 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $184,000–$276,000 across 9 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Engineering Manager, Credit Card Payments

As an Engineering Manager - Credit Card Payments, you will lead a team of software engineers responsible for building and evolving the Card Payments platform in NORAM. You will be tasked with developing scalable, resilient, and high-performance payment capabilities to process critical transactions across Visa, Mastercard, and Amex networks. Your daily responsibilities include authoring the regional credit card payments strategy, coaching a diverse team of engineers on their career growth, and partnering with Product Managers to translate business priorities into technical solutions. You will guide architectural discussions, conduct code reviews, and manage complex releases. The ideal candidate possesses a strong background in building large-scale distributed systems using Java or similar backend technologies. Experience within the cards payments ecosystem, including authorization, routing, card schemes, and issuer/acquirer integrations, is highly desirable for this role.

What does a Engineering Manager earn?

Median $267050 from 138 postings across 39 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Author the Credit Card Payments strategy for the NORAM region to ensure scalability and resilience.
  • Coach and mentor a diverse team of software engineers on their technical growth and career development.
  • Partner with Product Managers to translate business priorities into scalable technical solutions.
  • Lead architectural discussions and champion high engineering standards for the card payments domain.
  • Resolve technical hurdles and guide code reviews during complex, high-priority releases.
  • Foster a high-performing engineering culture based on ownership and continuous learning.
  • Manage the development of core functionalities across Visa, Mastercard, and Amex networks.

What we're looking for

  • You must have at least 3 years of experience managing cross-functional engineering teams.
  • You must have at least 7 years of experience in software development in a fast-paced tech environment.
  • You should have a strong background building large-scale, distributed systems using Java or similar backend technologies.
  • You must demonstrate experience coaching and mentoring engineers through technical mentorship and career development.
  • You should be able to lead architectural discussions and guide code reviews for complex, high-priority releases.
  • Experience in the card payments ecosystem, including authorization, routing, and card schemes, is highly desirable.
  • You must be able to communicate effectively across cross-functional, globally distributed teams.

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