Head of Engineering Adyen Protect
Adyen is a Dutch financial technology company providing global payment acceptance.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
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About Adyen
Adyen N.V. operates a unified financial technology platform for businesses. Its services cover online, in-person, and in-app payments; acquiring; payment methods; risk and authentication; platforms and marketplaces; payouts; card issuing; business accounts; capital; and liquidity management.
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About the Role
Adyen is seeking a highly technical Head of Engineering to lead the development and scaling of Adyen Protect, an ML-first product suite for detecting and mitigating payment fraud in real time. The role owns technical strategy, machine-learning infrastructure, low-latency systems, engineering leadership, and merchant risk capabilities.
Requirements
- 7+ years of technical experience, including significant experience as a software or machine learning engineer
- 5+ years managing multiple engineering teams and other managers
- Experience managing high-throughput, low-latency products
- Experience with payments, cybersecurity, real-time bidding, or comparable high-scale systems
- Understanding of machine learning lifecycles from data engineering through deployment and monitoring
- Familiarity with fraud detection, risk management, or identity verification systems
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the technical roadmap for Adyen Protect
- Lead four multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Build and maintain infrastructure for model training, real-time scoring, and automated experimentation
- Establish engineering quality, reliability, resilience, and low-latency standards
- Partner with Product and Risk leaders on technical features and mitigation strategies
- Mentor engineers and engineering managers
- Engage global merchants to understand risk profiles and control needs
Hiring Process
Adyen aims to respond to applications within 5 business days. The interview process generally takes about 4 weeks, though timing may vary by role. Candidates may request additional flexibility.
