Engineering Manager - Design System

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Amsterdam
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Mid level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
Adyen is the financial technology platform of choice for leading companies across the globe.
The Role
The Engineering Manager for the Design System at Adyen will lead teams, manage frontend developers, oversee design system efficiency, and advocate for improvements while fostering a collaborative culture.
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This is Adyen

Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition. 

For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster.


Engineering Manager - Design System

At Adyen, we recognize the immense value of a well-structured design system in empowering teams to build the most seamless and scalable financial platform product. Our design system, called Bento, is vital in providing a cohesive and seamless experience for our customers. It serves as a key foundation in ensuring every interaction with our product is intuitive, accessible, and consistent - aligning perfectly with our mission to deliver exceptional service. 


What you’ll do

  • Recruit, empower, develop and retain top talent, creating an inspiring and collaborative team environment with an open communication/feedback culture internally and externally.
  • Set clear individual and team goals that align with our strategic ambitions in close collaboration with the Design Lead.
  • Work closely with UX designers, product managers, development leads, and other stakeholders and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
  • Continuously assess the design system’s efficiency, gather and analyze feedback from users and stakeholders to identify areas for improvement, cultivating and advocating for a strong brand and community around the design system within the organization.
  • Adapt to different contexts and tailor communication style to suit different audiences, ranging from technical language with developers, design approach conversations, to more strategic and business focused discussions.
  • Have a multiplier effect by motivating team members and providing coaching in areas including but not limited to: coding standards and best practices,testing and quality assurance, product roadmap discussions, etc.
  • Stay updated on the latest trends and technologies and proactively seek out to implement new features or enhancements to improve the design system.


Who you are:

  • Passionate about and experienced with Design Systems.
  • 4+ years of experience leading and supporting front-end developers while building front-end applications.
  • Strong technical foundation, including Python, CI/CD tooling, provisioning tools, Linux, and network protocols.
  • A strategic thinker who enjoys planning ahead and aligning technical and design goals.
  • Committed to fostering a supportive and growth-oriented environment — comfortable setting roadmaps, mentoring engineers, providing transparent feedback, and championing career development.
  • A team player who values collaboration and ensures everyone feels empowered to contribute.
  • An excellent communicator, able to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders with clarity and empathy.
  • Experienced in working across global teams, building meaningful and effective relationships.


Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments 

Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from, 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. Does this sound like you? If so, 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 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.


This role is based out of our Amsterdam office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.



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Design Systems
Frontend Development
Ux Design

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The Company
HQ: Amsterdam
4,196 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2006

What We Do

By providing end-to-end payments capabilities, data-driven insights, and financial products in a single solution, Adyen helps businesses achieve their ambitions faster.

Our team members are motivated individuals from different cultures that help each other do remarkable things every day and across time zones. We face unique technical challenges at scale and we solve those as a team. And together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions for businesses all across the world.

With 28 offices across the globe, Adyen serves customers including Meta, Uber, Spotify, Casper, Bonobos and L'Oreal.

Why Work With Us

At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition. We started with payments, at a time when providers offered services based on a patchwork of systems built on outdated infrastructure. Ambition demanded more. So we set off to build a financial technology platform for the modern era, entirely in-house, from the ground up.

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