Java Engineer in Java Application Core Components team

What you will do

• Design, build, and evolve the internal and open source Java frameworks and components used by every Java application team at Adyen.
• Play an active role in one or more of the team's 3 large-scale migrations that are reshaping Adyen's application architecture.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance to other engineering teams, by guiding them on how the frameworks and libraries we provide can be used to solve Adyen's business problems.
• Design and evolve workflows used by other engineering teams across Adyen, working closely with them to identify pain points and improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with partner platform teams (Kubernetes infrastructure, deployment, security) to make sure our components integrate well across Adyen's tech stack.
• Advocate for best practices across Adyen and define boundaries/guidance on how the frameworks/libraries we maintain can be used. This should be achieved by creating code validation rules, running workshops and giving presentations to other development teams.

What you bring

• 5+ years of experience with Java backend development
• Strong skills in core Java and code/API design
• Track record of building high-quality software, with testing at all levels
• A communicative, proactive team player who takes ownership, is decisive under ambiguity, and can act as a technical influencer with a multiplier mindset
• Comfortable being a driver: able to build alignment with stakeholders and partners while pushing initiatives for our customers

Nice to have

• Experience with Kubernetes/cloud migrations, legacy application modernization, security-related work or platform development experience
• Experience developing and maintaining libraries/frameworks used by many other developers (either open source or internal)
• Experience with build tools, ideally for Java (Gradle/Maven)
• Broader architecture sense across distributed systems
• Familiarity with Spring, Jersey, Feign, OpenAPI
• Understanding of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Exposure to AI agent workflows and a DevOps mindset
• Developer advocacy experience: public speaking or training/facilitation skills