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Adyen is building a top-tier AI research engineering team to drive our next chapter of innovation using AI across the entire company. This is a highly technical, hands-on leadership role focused on translating cutting-edge AI research into robust, scalable, and production-ready applications within the financial technology sector. As a Staff Level Research Engineer, you'll operate with a high degree of autonomy and responsibility, delivering strategic, high-impact outcomes that bridge the gap between advanced AI research and global-scale production systems.
Job Responsibility:
Drive the execution of Adyen's AI research strategy, focusing on the practical application of Generative AI (GenAI) and other AI methodologies in finance
Bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI research and production by rapidly prototyping AI features and implementing research papers into robust, scalable, and production-ready code
Contribute to defining the long-term vision for AI at Adyen, specifically how AI will interact with humans and finance
Drive innovation by challenging the status quo, introducing transformative ideas, and leveraging technologies and methodologies to improve solutions
Carry out flexible, value-driven assignments, proactively unblocking teams, moving between teams or scopes as needed to maximize organizational impact
Provide technical mentorship and sponsorship to engineers across the organization
Connect with the broader AI community to stay informed of the latest advancements and identify potential partnership opportunities
Champion engineering and scientific alignment, advocate for high-quality standards, and drive the reduction of complexity and dependencies across teams
Actively pair with engineers to solve deep-rooted technical challenges and be fully capable of being hands-on with the code
Requirements:
10+ years of professional experience in software engineering, machine learning, or applied research, with a proven ability to drive high-impact initiatives end-to-end
Deeply plugged into the scientific AI research community and have a strong understanding of the latest advancements in AI, especially Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs)
Proven ability to take cutting-edge AI research papers and implement them into production-quality, scalable code
Strong engineering mindset with a track record of writing clean, efficient, and scalable code suitable for production environments
Excel at translating complex technical concepts into clear, understandable terms for diverse audiences, including engineers, executives, and during public events
Ability to think critically and deliver simple and elegant solutions to complex, cross-team problems, influencing strategic direction and fostering innovation across the organization
Excel in soft skills such as empathy, influence, negotiation, relationship building, and conflict resolution
Nice to have:
Experience in AI-enabled fintech or infrastructure companies
Familiarity with classical machine learning or infrastructure concepts
Experience with external visibility activities such as conferences and publications
A strong product sense and the ability to identify impactful AI use cases