Software Engineer (Java, Customer Developer Observability)

Company: Adyen

Location: Chicago

Salary: $154k - $200k per year

Type: Full-time

Posted: 2026-07-10

About this role

  • We are looking for a Software Engineer to join the team, and contribute to:
  • A full-stack team of Frontend and Backend engineers who like to balance robust design with lean development, by validating concepts with minimal effort and then being able to shift to highly reliable systems
  • Building and maintaining a large data tech stack (PostgreSQL, Kafka, Elasticsearch) that underpins products like API Logs and the Developer Dashboard to deliver near-real time insights. Additionally, collaborating closely with the data engineering team to surface performance trends and contextualized guidance
  • Working with various teams across the organization to deliver a seamless and consistent integration experience for customers
  • Work on complex technical projects from requirements analysis through design, implementation, testing and launch into production
  • Contribute to the team’s ideas, and bring your own point of view on engineering best practices
  • Identify and improve parts of the platform to make it more robust and scalable
  • We launch fast and iterate often. Concretely, this means that within your first few weeks, you will bring live functionalities that impact many merchants and shoppers
  • Collaborate across teams and time zones to get projects over the finish line

### Benefits

  • Global exchange program
  • Weekly happy hour
  • Delicious healthy lunches
  • Phantom share package
  • Yearly trip to Amsterdam
  • Paid holidays
  • Work from home opportunities- You enjoy seeing the big picture and understanding how your code impacts the business
  • Added bonus: if you have worked in customer developer experience (e.g. tooling, observability) or payment related teams in the past
  • You have experience with Java, Web Services, REST APIs, SQL/PostgreSql, and experience with Kafka and Elasticsearch is a plus
  • You are familiar with complex large scale distributed systems
  • You have a good understanding of Software Engineering practices and interest in product knowledge
  • You value inv...

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