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# Java Software Engineer / Senior Java Engineer

- **Company:** Adyen N.V.
- **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Web Services, Apache Kafka, Restful APIs
- **Published:** August 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.nl/details/5841947725

## About the Role

* You have experience with Java, web services, REST APIs and SQL / PostgreSQL
 * You have worked with and deployed high-throughput and highly reliable services
 * You are proactive, you take ownership and you strive for quality, from both a technical and product perspective
 * You have excellent communication skills and you can explain complex, technical concepts to a non-technical audience
 * You are a team player who knows when and how to involve other people to hear different perspectives
 * You know how to evaluate tradeoffs and how to balance speed vs tech debt
 * You enjoy working on a global product that impacts millions of people everyday
 * Nice to have: experience with RabbitMQ, Kafka, Elasticsearch

## Description

Our engineers are reshaping the payments landscape. We're looking for more talented problem solvers to help us address a unique set of challenges., As an engineer at Adyen , you will be responsible for the full development cycle from software design to testing and ensuring everything works as expected in production. You will work with one of the biggest PostgreSQL databases out there, focusing on maintaining the platform's performance and reliability.


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