Senior Software Engineer, Java, Identity & Verification

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Work type: On-site
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Posted: 2 days ago
Nearby: 32 roles within 25 mi

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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

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Java, Identity & Verification

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As a Senior Software Engineer on Adyen’s Identity Verification & Decisioning (ID&VD) team in Amsterdam, you will lead the design and development of mission-critical systems that protect Adyen and its customers by preventing fraud and ensuring compliance. You will drive architectural decisions, develop scalable distributed systems, and evolve KYC/KYB frameworks to enhance data-driven decision-making across customer lifecycles. Your responsibilities include managing onboarding processes, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring junior engineers while championing operational excellence through robust monitoring and observability practices. The role requires deep expertise in Java, SQL/PostgreSQL, and experience with event-driven architectures, Cassandra, Kafka, and Big Data platforms to build resilient systems that balance compliance and customer experience at scale.

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Java SQL PostgreSQL Kafka Cassandra Big Data platforms Event-driven architectures REST APIs Distributed systems Monitoring Observability SLOs Resilience patterns Python Go AWS CI/CD

What you'll do

Lead the design and development of highly scalable, resilient distributed systems.
Drive architectural decisions and contribute to long-term technical strategy.
Develop and evolve technology for Payments and KYC data collection and verification.
Own and evolve platform frameworks for legal entity onboarding and identity integration.
Proactively identify and address scalability, reliability, and performance bottlenecks.
Mentor other engineers and foster engineering excellence within the team.
Define and uphold high standards for system health and observability.

What we're looking for

Deep expertise in Java and experience with web services and REST APIs.
Proven track record of designing, building, and operating scalable distributed systems.
Proficiency in SQL/PostgreSQL for data modeling and performance optimization.
Strong background in operational excellence, including monitoring and observability.
Experience leading technical discussions and aligning stakeholders on decisions.
Passionate about advanced software design patterns focusing on scalability and resilience.
Familiarity with event-driven architectures and streaming systems (Cassandra, Kafka).

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