Engineering Manager - Onboarding - Adyen

This is AdyenAdyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice
At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition. For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers
We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team
Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster.Platforms & Financial Services - OnboardingThe focus of our Platform and Financial Services solution is on building a single platform for embedded payments, finance, onboarding and compliance
The ambition is to fill the gap in the market by providing platforms and marketplaces with financial products such as capital, issuing of cards and bank accounts
The Onboarding team specifically focuses on building a best in class experience regarding collection and verification of KYC information that allows the enablement of these financial services.As Team Lead you will be part of a dynamic cross-functional team of motivated individuals (backend and frontend engineers) who help each other achieve remarkable results every day
We face unique technical challenges at scale and solve them together, delivering innovative and ethical solutions that transform the way the world’s finances work.What you’ll doCross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with product, engineers, data engineers, and other key stakeholders within Adyen.Product Strategy: Craft a long-term vision for your team's product together with your product counterpart, balancing trade-offs pragmatically and aligning it with the overarching company vision.Team Motivation and Coaching: Exhibit leadership and inspire your team members, acting as a catalyst by coaching in areas such as engineering best practices, scalable architecture design, and product roadmap planning, thus having a multiplier effect.Goal Setting: Establish clear individual and team objectives that harmonize with Adyen's strategic data and engineering ambitions, working closely with the product manager to achieve alignment.Team Environment: Cultivate an inspirational and collaborative team environment characterized by open communication and a culture of constructive feedback, focusing on autonomy, ownership, collaboration, communication, and impact.Talent Acquisition: Lead the recruitment of new team members who embody the Adyen culture and possess the requisite skills to make meaningful contributions.Feature Development: Collaborate with different teams to design and implement new features, considering reliability, infrastructure, data, and development needs
Be hands-on yourself in the development of these features, while balancing that with your team’s needs. Who you areExtensive Experience: Bring 7+ years in the software development industry within a fast-paced tech environment, including at least 2 years of leadership experience.Technical Proficiency: Expertise in Core Java, web services, queueing and streaming frameworks, REST APIs and SQL/PostgreSQL
Good understanding also of building frontend applications leveraging well established frameworks such as React, Typescript, Vue.js. Innovative Mindset: Not afraid to challenge the status quo and possess an innate curiosity to question the "why."Leadership Qualities: Dynamic self-starter adept at fostering alignment across multiple teams, with strong coaching and mentoring capabilities, and experienced in leading technical projects in a fast-paced environment.Strategic Thinking: Proven track record of collaborating with senior leadership to shape strategic direction, including product roadmaps.Communication and Team Player: Exceptional communicator who can clearly explain technical concepts to non-engineers, foster a culture of collaboration, and exhibit robust management skills and technical acumen.Hands-On Approach: Comfortable with hands-on work in our codebase and able to define, implement, and monitor performance KPIs to quickly identify opportunities for improvement in existing systems. Minimum Qualifications:2+ years experience in managing engineering teams within an Java environment 7+ years of experience in software development in a fast paced tech environmentOur Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives
This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum
Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours
No matter who you are or where you’re from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen. Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications
Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply
We look forward to your application!What’s next?Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us
We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days
Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role
Learn more about our hiring process here
Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.Adyen is an equal opportunity employer
We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.This role is based out of our Chicago office
We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.