Adyen is looking to drive innovation and enhance its products by applying AI across its global platform.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of the latest advancements in AI, especially GenAI and LLMs.
- Track record of implementing cutting-edge research into robust, scalable, and well-tested code.
- Strong engineering mindset and write clean, efficient code that performs reliably in production.
- Experience working at the intersection of AI and fintech, infrastructure, or developer tooling.
- Familiarity with classical machine learning or experience building on-prem or hybrid infrastructure.
- External visibility through open-source work, conference talks, or publications.
- A strong product sense and the ability to identify where AI can create the most impact.
Responsibilities
- Act as a founding member of Adyen’s San Francisco AI hub—rapidly prototype AI features and implement research into production-quality systems.
- Translate cutting-edge research papers into robust, scalable code that delivers measurable business value.
- Collaborate closely with global engineering and product teams to integrate AI into existing products and internal tooling.
- Contribute to research efforts in areas such as AI agents for operational workflows, human-in-the-loop systems for Integrity Risk, and experimentation with foundational models.
- Stay connected to the AI research community in San Francisco, attending key events and surfacing relevant trends or partnership opportunities.
- Help shape the long-term vision for AI at Adyen, including how AI interacts with consumers, merchants, and financial institutions.
- Define and track success metrics for your research implementations, ensuring they drive meaningful and visible impact.
Other
- Some experience mentoring or guiding others—formally or informally—and are excited by the opportunity to help shape a new team.
- Measure the impact of your work and provide clear visibility into what you’re building and why it matters.
- Energized by both individual contribution and the chance to influence the direction and culture of an early-stage AI team within a global fintech platform.
- Understand the unique challenges and opportunities in bridging scientific research with real-world applications—particularly within a fintech environment.
- Office-first; we do not offer remote-only roles.
- Location: San Francisco.
