Senior Product Experience Designer, Developer Experience
Required skills
- developer platform
- API
- SDK
- webhooks
- developer dashboard
- integration engineers
- solution architects
- API architects
- core engineering
- Product
Nice to have
- B2B
- SaaS
- developer-focused tools
- business banking
- enterprise financial services
- regulatory constraints
Role summary
Adyen is seeking a Senior Product Experience Designer specializing in Developer Experience to join their Product Experience (PX) organization. This role focuses on redefining the developer experience for Adyen's platform, which enables thousands of merchants to integrate, configure, and scale their payments and financial products. You will own the end-to-end user experience, from discovery and research to design and execution, working closely with Product Managers and Engineers. Responsibilities include defining problem spaces, conducting user research with technical audiences, designing integration touchpoints like API docs and SDKs, and architecting workflows for seamless developer onboarding. The role requires 8+ years of experience in designing complex software solutions, a deep understanding of developer mental models and API design, and familiarity with financial services. This is an office-first role in San Francisco, requiring at least 3 days a week in-office.
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.
About PX at Adyen
Adyen PX (Product Experience) organization consists of a group of Full-Stack builders who own the end-to-end product discovery and execution from Research, Design, to Content perspective. We are at the forefront of building the future of payments, a rapidly changing industry. We approach projects as an opportunity to exceed our customers’ expectations - designing the right experiences, at the right time, the right way. We ensure that Adyen stays a leader and disruptor in the global payments industry by bringing the customers (whether shopper or business) into the center of our product and business decision making.
About the team and role
Join us in redefining the DevX (developer experience) at Adyen. As a Product Experiencer, you will work closely with PMs and Engineers to build Adyen's developer platform, which is how thousands of merchants integrate, configure, and scale their payments and financial products with us—and the quality of that integration experience directly shapes how fast and confidently our merchants grow. As our customers increasingly use AI-powered development tools, and as autonomous AI agents emerge as a new class of integrator, we are evolving this platform for an AI-native world. Our DevX organization drives this evolution across the modern developer ecosystem—from secure identity and access, API excellence, and real-time events, to next-generation documentation, integration observability, plugins, and agentic workflows. Together, we build the seamless, self-service developer frameworks that eliminate integration friction and empower the next generation of global builders.
What you’ll do
In this role, you will own the end-to-end user experience across Adyen’s developer platform. Your day-to-day responsibilities include:
Discovery, Research & Strategy
Design & Execution
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Delivery
This is you
Total rewards & compensation
The annual base salary range for this role is $201,600 - $302,400. Compensation is based on factors including qualifications, experience, and location. Total compensation package includes equity (RSUs), 401(k), health, dental, vision, and more.
In-office expectations
This role is based in our San Francisco office. We're an office-first company and expect employees to work in-office at least 3 days a week on average. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while also supporting flexibility.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Adyen
We actively seek different perspectives to sharpen our ideas. Our unique culture is a product of our diverse backgrounds and experiences. No matter who you are or where you’re from, you’re welcome to be your true self at Adyen.
If you need accommodations or support during the recruitment process to perform at your best, you’ll have the opportunity to let our team know in your application. We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply.
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. If you have specific time constraints, please communicate them with your recruiter, and we’ll do our best to accommodate them where possible.
EEO statement
Adyen is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
San Francisco
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Sample Adyen interview questions
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Design a technical system that replaces faulty parts in a data center.
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Let us talk about observability. How do you monitor production backends effectively?
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Propose a system design for a high concurrency voting platform that remains fully operational even during targeted denial of service attacks.
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How would you design a flight booking system for a major airline?
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Build a risk assessment system for Adyen.
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