Adyen · 10 hours ago
Software Engineer, Applied Security Engineering
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$154K/yr - $200K/yr
3+ years expAdyen is a financial technology platform that provides payments, data, and financial products for major customers like Meta and Microsoft. The Software Engineer in Applied Security Engineering will design and implement security frameworks, lead complex technical projects, and collaborate globally to enhance the security posture of Adyen's platform.
Financial ServicesFinTechMobile AppsMobile Payments
Responsibilities
Be a Builder, Not Just a User- You will design and implement the "Secure Defaults" for the entire Adyen platform, moving beyond just using security tools to actually building the frameworks that power them
Deliver Horizontal Impact- Lead complex technical projects like platform-wide cryptographic standardization
Architect for Scale- Identify and improve parts of our high-concurrency platform (thousands of transactions per second) to make it more robust, scalable, and available
Collaborate Globally- Partner with our security subject matter experts in Amsterdam and Chicago and product developers worldwide to turn security requirements into scalable, automated reality
Own the Lifecycle- Manage projects from inception through implementation, testing, and production launch, ensuring active adoption across engineering teams
Qualification
Required
3-8 years of professional experience as a Software Engineer
Strong object-oriented design and coding skills in Java
Demonstrable passion for security and a strong understanding of security basics which could include access controls, authentication cryptography, or building internal frameworks (SDKs, tools)
Ability to keep up-to-date on the latest practices, like OWASP
Ability to identify security risks in your own systems and that of others through processes like threat modelling
Familiarity with complex, large-scale distributed systems
Understanding of how to build for resiliency and high availability
Possession of technical opinions but willingness to change them
Healthy skepticism paired with a collaborative, proactive mindset
Sense of autonomy and responsibility, capable of driving projects forward independently in a fast-paced environment
Company
Adyen
Adyen is the financial technology platform of choice that helps businesses achieve their ambitions faster.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$266MKey Investors
ICONIQ CapitalGeneral AtlanticIndex Ventures
2018-06-13IPO
2015-09-30Series Unknown
2014-12-15Series B· $250M
Leadership Team
Pieter van der Does
CEO & co-founder
Tom Adams
Chief Technology Officer
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