Database Engineer

Database Engineer

We took an unobvious approach to starting a payments company, building a platform from scratch. Today, we're the payments platform of choice for the world's brightest companies. Our unobvious approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity, of backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives, is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business challenges are unique, we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. So no matter where you’re from, who you love, or what you believe in, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen.

As a Database Engineer you are part of our Infrastructure team and will be working closely with our engineers to provide them your database related knowledge and support with investigating issues, application releases, monitoring, solutions, consultation and automation.


What you will do

• With your strong analytical skills you will focus on performance investigation, capacity planning and taking ownership of necessary improvements
• You will be responsible for keeping the databases running smoothly, keep their environments up-to-date, managing users, provisioning and configuring databases and performing database switches etc.

Who you are

• You like to independently take on a project or solve an issue, taking into account technical requirements, different stakeholders and reach out for support when needed

• You are interested in contributing to the PostgreSQL community 

• You like to make use of your infrastructural knowledge

• You have an interest in expanding your knowledge about Databases, Infrastructure and Distributed Systems

• You like to work with Linux operating systems.

This is Adyen

We took an unobvious approach to starting a payments company, building a platform from scratch. Today, we're the payments platform of choice for the world's brightest companies. Speed is the foundation of our company. We think fast. We work fast. We launch fast. We are honest, direct, and try to have some fun too. We’re creating our own path, with a global team driving sustainable growth. To maintain our momentum, we need people to join us in finding new ways of solving our unique challenges - people like you.


Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments

Our unobvious approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. So no matter where you’re from, who you love, or what you believe in, 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. Even if you don’t meet 100% of the criteria then 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 3 business days. Our interview process tends to take between 3 or 4 weeks to complete. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.