Senior Software Engineer, Financial Products

Adyen

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$190,000–$290,000 / yr
Posted
140 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $172k
This role $240k
$99k most similar roles pay here $310k

This role pays more than 93% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$192,775 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $240k versus about $172k 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 · Senior Software Engineer, Financial Products

As a Senior Software Engineer - Financial Products, you will join the Financial Products team to build foundational infrastructure that enables customers to manage finances, issue cards, and access capital globally. You will work on complex technical projects from requirements analysis through design, implementation, testing, and production launch while building APIs and tooling focused on performance and code quality. The role involves solving architectural challenges such as engineering immutable ledgers and real-time decisioning engines within a unified platform operating across multiple regulatory jurisdictions. To succeed, you must possess expertise in Java, Web Services, REST APIs, Webhooks, and SQL/PostgreSQL. You will navigate large-scale distributed systems to create robust financial ecosystems for global enterprises. This position requires an ownership mentality to improve platform scalability while ensuring high-integrity engineering standards are maintained across all developed features.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Manage complex technical projects from initial requirements analysis through design, implementation, and production launch.
  • Develop high-integrity financial infrastructure including immutable ledgers and real-time decisioning engines.
  • Build high-performance APIs and tooling that adhere to strict code quality principles.
  • Improve platform components to enhance overall system robustness and scalability for global use.
  • Deliver live functionalities quickly to impact a large volume of merchants and shoppers.
  • Design and implement features specifically engineered to operate across multiple regulatory jurisdictions.
  • Solve architectural challenges inherent in building large-scale distributed systems.

What we're looking for

  • You must have at least 8 years of experience in the software development industry.
  • You must have full professional proficiency in English.
  • You must have experience with Java, Web Services, REST APIs, Webhooks, and SQL/PostgreSQL.
  • You must have a good understanding of software engineering practices and an interest in product knowledge.
  • You must be familiar with complex large-scale distributed systems.
  • You must be able to work from the San Francisco office for in-person collaboration.

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