Engineering Manager - Credit Card Payments

Adyen·Chicagolead

In short

→Liderazgo de ingenieros en el desarrollo de la plataforma de pagos con tarjeta en NORAM.
→Enfocado en arquitectura escalable, resiliencia y entregas técnicas de alto impacto con productos de pago críticos.
→Destaca el enfoque en el crecimiento del equipo y la cultura de propiedad técnica.

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What they ask for

✓Liderazgo de equipos de ingeniería en entornos de alta velocidad.
✓Experiencia en desarrollo de sistemas distribuidos a gran escala con Java o tecnologías similares.
✓Habilidades sólidas en mentoría técnica y desarrollo de talento.
✓Capacidad para liderar decisiones arquitectónicas y equilibrar prioridades de producto.
✓Experiencia previa en sistemas de pagos con tarjetas (autorización, enrutamiento, integraciones con emisores/acreditadores).
✓Comunicación efectiva en entornos globales y distribuidos.

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This is Adyen Adyen 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. Engineering Manager - Credit Card Payments NORAM As an Engineering Manager based in Chicago, you will lead a team of software engineers responsible for building the leading Card Payments platform in NORAM. Your mission is to drive the evolution of Adyen’s credit card platform across the region: engineering scalable, resilient, and high-performance payment capabilities that process critical transactions for top-tier merchants at scale. You'll work closely with Product Managers and Engineering teams to deliver core functionality across the Card Payments domain (Visa, Mastercard, Amex). As a people leader, you will champion an inclusive environment, coach engineers through continuous growth, and shape technical direction within one of Adyen's primary payment domains. What you'll do • Authoring Adyen's Credit Card Payments strategy in NORAM, balancing product delivery with long-term platform scalability, resilience, and maintainability. • Lead by example, by setting the right context, and by helping teammates do their best work. • Coach and mentor a diverse team of software engineers, prioritizing psychological safety, clear feedback, and long-term career growth. • Foster a high-performing engineering culture built on ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning. • Partner closely with Product Managers to translate business priorities into scalable technical solutions. • Guide architectural discussions, champion high engineering standards, and empower engineers to own technical solutions end-to-end. Who you are • You have a track record of leading and developing software engineering teams, fostering a culture grounded in ownership and collaboration. • You enjoy coaching engineers through technical mentorship, regular feedback, and career development. • You have a strong software engineering background building large-scale, distributed systems in Java or similar backend technologies. • You are comfortably jumping into architecture reviews, unblocking technical hurdles, or guiding code reviews when your team faces complex, high-priority releases. • You enjoy leading technical discussions, facilitating architectural decisions, and balancing engineering quality with business priorities coming from Product Managers. • You thrive in cross-functional, globally distributed settings and adapt your communication thoughtfully across regions and cultures. • Experience building payment systems or working within the cards payments ecosystem (e.g. authorisation, routing, card schemes, issuer/acquirer integrations) is highly desirable and considered a big plus. Minimum qualifications • 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional engineering teams • 7+ years of experience in software development in a fast paced tech environment Don't check every single box? We still encourage you to apply! At Adyen, we value diverse perspectives. Our Diversity, Equ

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