Engineering Manager, Debit 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
82 days ago
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Similar $219k
This role $212k
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This role pays less than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $176,800–$261,612 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $212k versus about $219k for comparable roles.

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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 11 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $180,000–$243,000 across 8 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Engineering Manager, Debit Card Payments

The Engineering Manager - Debit Card Payments will lead a team of software engineers responsible for building 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 a diverse team of engineers, guide architectural discussions, and partner with Product Managers to translate business priorities into scalable technical solutions. Key responsibilities include overseeing high-priority releases, performing architecture reviews, and guiding code reviews. Candidates must have a background in building large-scale, distributed systems using Java or similar backend technologies. The role specifically addresses technical challenges within the cards payments ecosystem, including authorization, routing, card schemes, and issuer or acquirer integrations to ensure high throughput and reliability.

What does a Engineering Manager earn?

Median $261250 from 167 postings across 44 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Author the Debit Card Payments strategy for the NORAM region to ensure platform scalability and resilience.
  • Coach and mentor a diverse team of software engineers to support their long-term career growth.
  • Partner with Product Managers to translate business priorities into scalable technical solutions.
  • Guide architectural discussions and champion high engineering standards for the card payments domain.
  • Lead the development of a debit platform optimized for least-cost routing and maximum throughput.
  • Participate in architecture reviews and unblock technical hurdles during high-priority releases.
  • Foster a high-performing engineering culture built on ownership and continuous learning.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional engineering teams.
  • 7+ years of experience in software development in a fast-paced tech environment.
  • Strong software engineering background building large-scale, distributed systems in Java or similar backend technologies.
  • Track record of leading and developing software engineering teams with a focus on ownership and collaboration.
  • Ability to coach engineers through technical mentorship, regular feedback, and career development.
  • Experience building payment systems or working within the cards payments ecosystem (preferred).

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