Amsterdam, Netherlands On-site

Newsweek is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Java) - Identity & Verification

Responsibilities

  • Design and build solutions for highly scalable and reliable distributed systems that are central to Adyen’s success.
  • Develop and implement the technology, processes, and potential machine learning models for Payments and Know Your Customer (KYC) data collection; and automated verification across the entire customer (merchant & shopper) lifecycle.
  • Contribute to the platform framework that manages the onboarding of legal entities and the integration of identity and verification capabilities.
  • Influence the entire software development lifecycle, from contributing to architectural design and strategic implementation to assisting with testing and deployment.
  • Take end-to-end ownership, seeing your work through the development lifecycle.
  • Uphold high standards for system health by implementing robust monitoring, defining Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and creating effective alerting.
  • Collaborate closely with your team, Product Managers, Customer Onboarding teams, Merchant Operations, and Regulatory teams to refine and implement your ideas.
  • Develop and implement observability tools to proactively monitor system performance and deliver strategic solutions to enhance system reliability and efficiency.

Requirements

  • Strong foundation in Java, with experience building web services and REST APIs.
  • Proven experience in building and maintaining highly scalable and reliable distributed systems.
  • Comfortable with SQL/PostgreSQL and understand how to work with databases effectively.
  • Embrace a culture of operational excellence and have a solid grasp of monitoring best practices, SLOs, and resilience patterns.
  • Take ownership, seeking the autonomy to drive your work forward.
  • Proactive and inquisitive approach to problem-solving.
  • Strong collaborative spirit and a history of driving technical discussions.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with event-driven architecture and streaming.
  • Experience with Cassandra, Kafka and Big Data Platform.

Work Arrangement

On-site

Additional Information

  • 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.
  • 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.
Required Skills
Event-driven ArchitectureKafka
About company
Newsweek
Newsweek is the global media organization that has earned audience time and trust for more than 90 years. Newsweek reaches 100 million people each month with thought-provoking news, opinion, images, graphics, and video delivered across a dozen print and digital platforms. Headquartered in New York City, Newsweek also publishes international editions in EMEA and Asia.
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Job Details
Category backend
Posted 7 months ago