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You will own the technical strategy and architecture of Adyen’s global observability platform, driving the redesign of petabyte‑scale search, logging, and metrics pipelines and building self‑service tooling for developers.
The role seeks a senior engineer with 10+ years of software or platform experience, including 3+ years leading observability or large‑scale distributed data systems, strong Go/Java/Python skills, deep Kubernetes and telemetry expertise, and the ability to influence cross‑team technical direction.
Observability is a strategic pillar for Adyen’s high‑scale payment infrastructure; a unified, intelligent telemetry platform reduces incident resolution time, improves system stability, and enables AI‑driven diagnostics that keep the business running smoothly for major customers.
Ideal for a seasoned technical leader who thrives on designing resilient distributed systems, enjoys shaping long‑term platform roadmaps, and can mentor engineers while collaborating across multiple product groups.
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.
Staff Engineer - Observability
As a Staff Engineer in the Observability domain, you will act as the technical North Star driving the long-term evolution of our global telemetry and monitoring ecosystem. Our platform is at a pivotal turning point: we are transitioning from a traditional observability platform toward an intelligent, proactive companion that leverages automation to drastically reduce cognitive load and incident resolution times.
In this role, you will bridge the gap between our high-scale telemetry infrastructure (managing thousands of hybrid bare-metal and Kubernetes environments),our developer-facing software pipelines (processing billions of daily events), and observability experience in alerting and visualization. You will play a defining role in shaping and executing our strategic roadmap focused on Intelligent Observability, Unified Data Foundation, and Zero-Friction Configuration.
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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.
This role is based out of our Amsterdam office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.
