Adyen
Staff Engineer - Data Foundations
$367K
San Francisco · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years in data engineering or data architecture; has worked at Staff scope.
About the job
A hands-on technical leader who sets Adyen’s data foundations architecture and standards, enabling domain teams to build trusted, well-defined data products.
What you'll do
- Set architecture for shared data models, data contracts, and the semantic layer; establish consistent definitions and ownership for core metrics.
- Build prototypes, review designs, and solve data-stack problems while guiding teams to publish datasets with clear owners, schemas, service levels, and lineage.
- Partner across functions, influence teams through data and prototypes, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- 10+ years in data engineering or data architecture, with experience working at Staff scope.
- Set direction for more than one team while remaining hands-on.
- Designed shared data models, data contracts, or semantic layers used by many teams and can explain the trade-offs.
- Influenced other teams without direct authority; communicates clearly and works effectively with cross-functional stakeholders across time zones.
Pay
$258–$367k USD annual base salary; RSUs (amount not stated)
AI focus
Build data foundations that humans and AI can trust and use.
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