Senior Product Manager

About the role

This position defines product direction for in-person payments reliability. The role focuses on building and maintaining engineering capabilities that support global device fleet operations. Success comes from stable operations, high launch quality and strong developer velocity.

Software engineers turn product ideas into working code. Engineers work in small teams, review each other's work, and ship in small batches. Most teams follow agile practices such as sprints and daily standups. Engineers also write tests, fix bugs, and improve performance. The field values clear communication as much as technical skill. Engineers spend part of every week on planning, code review, and debugging, not just writing new code. The ability to explain a technical decision in plain words separates strong engineers from the rest.

Key facts

What you'll do

A clear product vision for testing, release and security capabilities emerges from understanding dependent teams.

Product ownership for device fleet reliability develops through emulators, robot testing and hardware-in-the-loop testing infrastructure. Understanding user workflows, pain points and release risks allows tools to support teams managing device fleets effectively.

Safer, more automated and more predictable release processes across the device fleet result from this ownership.

Early issue detection and action before merchants are impacted stems from data and tooling designed for this purpose.

Requirements

A strong understanding of software delivery, testing, observability and release processes is mandatory for this role. Experience with technical platforms, infrastructure, developer tooling, reliability products or device platforms represents a strong advantage.

Self-starting mindset is essential to create structure in ambiguous environments. Building product management for a technical area from the ground up does not rely on established templates.

Practical notes

This role operates as in-person only at the Amsterdam office. Remote-only arrangements are not available for this position. Typical interview steps

Hiring for engineering roles usually starts with a recruiter screen, followed by one or two technical rounds. Candidates often solve a coding problem, discuss past projects, and answer system design questions. Some loops include a take-home task. Final rounds typically cover team fit and give candidates a chance to ask questions. Interviewers look for how you break down an unfamiliar problem, not just whether you reach the answer. Practicing a few problems aloud and reviewing your own past projects are the best preparation.

Good to know

Product management for engineering-heavy platforms often involves physical payment devices and complex infrastructure. Testing frameworks, observability systems and release automation commonly support these roles. Clear metrics, security collaboration and certification alignment typically determine success in this environment.

Questions to ask

Useful questions for the interview: what a typical week looks like, how work is assigned, what tools the team uses, and how feedback works. Asking how the role has changed recently and what the team wishes it had known when joining is also reasonable. Questions about the manager's priorities are especially valued.

Career growth

Engineering careers usually progress from individual contributor to senior, staff, and principal levels. Some engineers move into management and lead teams of five to twenty people. Others stay on the technical track. Growth follows demonstrated impact, not tenure alone. A typical engineering ladder has clear levels with defined expectations for scope, quality, and mentorship. Moving up usually requires owning outcomes end to end rather than completing assigned tickets.

About the company

Adyen is a financial technology platform providing end-to-end payments infrastructure, data analytics, and financial products. Founded by Pieter van der Does and Arnout Schuijff in 2006, Adyen went public on Euronext Amsterdam in 2018. Its clients include Meta, Uber, Spotify, and Microsoft.