Senior Software Engineer, Knowledge Engineering

Adyen
Amsterdam
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Communication","Cross-functional collaboration","Technical leadership","Mentoring","Strategic thinking"]

Design and evolve the architecture powering the next generation of a knowledge platform across Adyen’s developer ecosystem. Build scalable content models, ingestion pipelines, and high-performance APIs that connect structured knowledge from multiple sources. Collaborate with engineering, technical writing, design, and product management to deliver reliable, contextual, and efficient access to documentation via AI-native interfaces. Provide technical leadership through code reviews and mentoring.

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Senior Software Engineer, Knowledge Engineering

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Job Summary

Design and evolve the architecture powering the next generation of a knowledge platform across Adyen’s developer ecosystem. Build scalable content models, ingestion pipelines, and high-performance APIs that connect structured knowledge from multiple sources. Collaborate with engineering, technical writing, design, and product management to deliver reliable, contextual, and efficient access to documentation via AI-native interfaces. Provide technical leadership through code reviews and mentoring.
Location: Amsterdam
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect, implement, and deliver the next generation of Adyen’s documentation platform, enabling intelligent, contextual knowledge delivery via AI-native interfaces.
  • •Build a first-class documentation experience through close collaboration with engineering, technical writing, product design, and product management teams.
  • •Co-lead the documentation experience strategy with the team lead and product manager to align direction and execution with business goals.
  • •Define the team’s technological direction by proposing future-proof solutions and driving innovation and adoption of new technology.
  • •Provide technical leadership through code reviews, mentoring engineers, and fostering engineering excellence and performance.

Key Requirements

  • •Deep expertise in semantic and content modelling for textual content published across distributed sources (e.g., headless CMS, Git repositories).
  • •Experience building robust content ingestion pipelines, transforming unstructured and structured sources into knowledge graphs (Neo4j, Kafka, or RabbitMQ preferred).
  • •Experience designing and maintaining reliable, high-performing APIs for complex data retrieval (Java, PostgreSQL, REST, GraphQL preferred).
  • •Experience with search indices and implementing indexing strategies to maximize search relevance for complex queries.
  • •Understanding of DevOps principles and experience with Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, and Kubernetes (preferred).
Experience:Developer ecosystemKnowledge graphs
Skills:CommunicationCross-functional collaborationTechnical leadershipMentoringStrategic thinking
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Neo4jKafkaRabbitMQJavaPostgreSQLRESTGraphQLElasticSearchJenkinsGitlab CI/CDKubernetesHeadless CMSGit

Company Brief

Adyen
Global payments company providing a unified platform for accepting payments, risk management, and financial services to merchants and enterprises across online, mobile, and in-store channels.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Founded: 2006
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