Engineering Manager, Debit Card Payments

Adyen

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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 $215k
This role $212k
$157k most similar roles pay here $272k

This role pays less than 52% of similar roles. Most pay $168,550–$261,237 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $212k versus about $215k 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, Debit Card Payments

Engineering Manager - Debit Card Payments leads a team of software engineers responsible for building and maintaining the leading debit card payments platform in NORAM. This role involves authoring the regional debit card payments strategy, balancing product delivery with long-term platform scalability, resilience, and maintainability. The manager will coach and mentor a diverse team of engineers, foster a high-performing culture, and partner with Product Managers to translate business priorities into technical solutions. Key responsibilities include guiding architectural discussions, conducting code reviews, and unblocking technical hurdles during complex releases. Candidates should have experience building large-scale distributed systems using Java or similar backend technologies. The role focuses on the cards payments ecosystem, specifically addressing challenges in authorization, routing, card schemes, and issuer/acquirer integrations to ensure high throughput and reliable performance for enterprise merchants.

What does a Engineering Manager earn?

Median $267050 from 138 postings across 39 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Author the Debit Card Payments strategy for NORAM, balancing product delivery with long-term platform scalability and reliability.
  • Coach and mentor a diverse team of software engineers to foster career growth and psychological safety.
  • Partner with Product Managers to translate business priorities into scalable technical solutions.
  • Lead architectural discussions and champion high engineering standards across 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 systems optimized for least-cost routing and maximum throughput.

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 must have a strong background building large-scale, distributed systems using Java or similar backend technologies.
  • You should have experience building payment systems or working within the cards payments ecosystem.
  • You must be able to lead technical discussions, conduct architecture reviews, and guide code reviews.
  • You must be able to coach and mentor engineers on technical growth and career development.
  • You must be able to communicate effectively in cross-functional, globally distributed settings.

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