Engineering Manager - IAM
Adyen · San Francisco
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## Engineering Manager — IAM **About Adyen** Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft—making us a financial technology platform of choice. Everything we do is engineered for ambition. **Role overview** The **Identity and Access Management (IAM)** group is responsible for **authentication and authorization** of human and system users across our platform. These teams ensure users can securely and seamlessly access the resources they need, while maintaining the integrity and confidentiality of Adyen’s systems. Because these functions are critical, the group focuses on **reliability**, building and maintaining **robust, highly available, and fault-tolerant** systems. As a **Team Lead within IAM**, you’ll have technical responsibility for these vital systems. You’ll collaborate closely with the other IAM teams, as well as product teams and stakeholders across the company, ensuring solutions meet both technical excellence and broader business objectives. --- ## What you will do - **Work closely with Product and Engineering teams** to define and deliver the next version of Authentication and Authorization at Adyen. - **Ensure reliability, performance, and scalability** for authentication and authorization (critical Adyen flows). - **Lead hands-on** by coding, participating in technical discussions, code reviews, and system design to ensure best practices. - **Ensure high performance** by mentoring and coaching engineers and setting a high-quality bar. - **Foster an inspiring and inclusive team culture** focused on ownership, autonomy, collaboration, accountability, and open communication/feedback. - **Effectively manage stakeholders** across the company. --- ## Who you are - **3+ years** of experience leading engineering teams and delivering impactful, scalable solutions. - Strong software engineering foundation with **deep system design** skills and hands-on experience with **Java, Postgres, and Redis**. - Prioritizes **reliability and scalability**, with experience in **critical, high-load, distributed systems**. - Hands-on and collaborative—engages deeply with the team’s work while fostering a supportive, learning-driven environment. - Sets a high bar for **high-quality, maintainable code** and scalable solutions. - Strong mentor and coach who helps the team grow while maintaining performance and accountability. - Growth mindset—continually learning and adopting new practices to stay ahead of industry trends. --- ## Total rewards & compensation - Annual base salary range: **$198,000 – $293,000** - Compensation includes equity (**RSUs**), **401(k)**, and benefits such as health, dental, vision, and more. --- ## In-office expectations - Based in **San Francisco**. - Office-first: expected to work **in-office at least 3 days per week on average**. --- ## Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Adyen welcomes diverse perspectives and encourages candidates who may not meet 100% of qualifications to apply. --- ## What’s next - Adyen aims to respond within **5 business days**. - Interview process typically takes about **4 weeks** (may vary by role). - Learn more about the hiring process: https://careers.adyen.com/how-we-hire --- ## Equal opportunity Adyen is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on legally protected characteristics. --- ## Location note - **San Francisco** - Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qual
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