Senior Enterprise Applications Engineer
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Senior Enterprise Applications Engineer at Adyen is a forward deployed financial technology role for engineers who want customer-facing technical work with real deployment ownership.
Reading this role
This Technical customer-facing role role centers on hands-on work with customers to ship and adopt technical products. Key signals from the listing: Terraform / IaC, Python, Senior scope.
About Adyen
Fintech forward deployed roles integrate money-moving systems where correctness and compliance are non-negotiable. The role is anchored in Amsterdam, so expect on-site customer work in that region.
Signals in the listing
Stand out for Senior Enterprise Applications Engineer
- Lead your application with one paragraph tying Senior Enterprise Applications Engineer to a specific customer or deployment you owned — Adyen hires for shipped outcomes, not tool lists.
- Mirror language from the job description in your examples — if they emphasize deployment, use deployment stories; if integration, use integration stories.
- Include a short “how I work with customers” section in your cover note: communication cadence, escalation instincts, and how you handle ambiguity.
- Link to or describe Terraform modules you wrote with environment promotion strategy (dev → staging → prod) and how you handled state and drift.
- This role is tied to Amsterdam — mention willingness to work on-site with customers and any existing ties to that market (clients, partners, or domain knowledge).
Stand out at Adyen
- Demonstrate API rigor with a concrete example — Adyen will probe for specifics, not buzzwords.
- Demonstrate edge-case thinking with a concrete example — Adyen will probe for specifics, not buzzwords.
- Show you understand idempotency, reconciliation, and how to debug production payment flows calmly.
- Read recent engineering blog posts, product launches, and customer stories on adyen.com — reference one explicitly in your outreach to show genuine interest.
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Role description
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.
Senior Enterprise Applications Engineer
Adyen's Application Engineering team is looking for a Senior Enterprise Applications Engineer to design, scale, and optimize our growing portfolio of enterprise and SaaS applications. In this role, you'll work at the intersection of tooling, automation, and collaboration, driving initiatives that enhance productivity and streamline operations at a global scale. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in administering core enterprise platforms, with a strong focus on the Atlassian suite (Jira and Confluence). They should also be passionate about building reliable, automated, and integrated systems.
What you’ll do
Design and scale enterprise applications by launching new tools and enhancing existing services, with a focus on automation and operational efficiency. Ensure a unified tooling ecosystem by collaborating on strategies that integrate tools such as Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom, Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) and Monday. Implement secure access controls in partnership with our Enterprise Access Management team, including automated provisioning and deprovisioning across systems. Build and maintain automation scripts using Python to reduce manual effort and increase tooling reliability. Engage with stakeholders to gather requirements, identify opportunities for improvement, and deliver scalable solutions. Create and maintain high-quality documentation of workflows, administrative procedures, and integrations for both technical and non-technical audiences.
Who you are
You have significant experience rolling out and maintaining a variety of SaaS productivity applications and tooling ecosystems, such as Slack Enterprise Grid, Google Workspace and have a strong focus on the Atlassian Suite. Subject Matter Expert on all workflows end-to-end, customizations, marketplace apps, management and configuration in Atlassian. Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of Atlassian products, administration best practices. You have experience building automation to migrate users and projects from legacy tools to Jira and Confluence. You have strong Python automation skills, with the ability to build, troubleshoot, and scale scripts and tools independently. You apply a security-first mindset, designing solutions that safeguard data and systems while maintaining a seamless user experience. You’re a strong communicator and collaborator, capable of working cross-functionally to deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable systems that support global operations. Experience with Terraform and Airflow is considered a plus. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments 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.