Technical Consultant
Application analysis
Technical Consultant 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: 5+ years experience.
About Adyen
Fintech forward deployed roles integrate money-moving systems where correctness and compliance are non-negotiable. The role is anchored in Paris, so expect on-site customer work in that region.
Signals in the listing
Stand out for Technical Consultant
- Lead your application with one paragraph tying Technical Consultant 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.
- This role is tied to Paris — 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, LVMH, Leboncoin, Decathlon, and Qonto - 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. Adyen France is certified Best place to work 2025 and Best place to work for Women 2023.
Technical Consultant
Adyen is looking for a technical consultant with a solid understanding of and hands-on experience with technology, integration design, project management and a strong merchant focus. As a technical consultant you will be the primary point of contact for our merchant's technical teams, guiding them through the design, development, testing, and launch phases of their integrations with Adyen's platform. Your focus will be on ensuring an exceptional merchant experience throughout the project lifecycle. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on diverse projects that encompass various payment solutions, including e-commerce platforms, marketplaces, and card issuing programs. By leveraging your technical proficiency and business acumen, you will play a vital role in guaranteeing a smooth implementation process and maintaining open lines of communication with our merchants and internal teams. This position is based in our Paris office, and the ideal candidate is both consultative and technical.
What you'll do:
Utilize development and programming expertise to create scalable and robust solutions for merchant integrations, while ensuring adherence to payment best practices. Serve as a consultative partner in specific verticals such as e-commerce, point of sale, and multi-faceted platforms, guiding merchants through integration processes. Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Account Managers, Product, and Engineering teams to deliver seamless merchant experiences and drive continuous improvements. Leverage project management and technical consulting skills to oversee high-quality project delivery, guaranteeing the technical integrity of merchant integrations. Provide consultation on optimizing payment solutions, including checkout experiences, authentication, omni-channel payments, and platform onboarding, while collaborating with Developers and Product Managers to enhance the platform.
Who you are:
5+ years experience integrating and/or providing technical consultation when integrating with Web APIs Proven ability to quickly learn new technologies, understand complex systems (APIs, databases, SDK's, etc.), and desire to improve technical acumen Excellent communication skills; comfortable leading meetings with high level decision makers Ability to identify and clearly communicate pragmatic solutions to complex integration problems A good level of written and spoken business English & French is required for this position Experience in the payments landscape is a big plus **Internally, the role is being called Implementation Engineer 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 Paris office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles. We implemented a hybrid working policy which provides flexibility to our employees while ensuring an office-first company