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Engineering Manager

Berlin, Germany · Engineering

About the team:

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to join our Revenue Platform domain. Your focus will be on delivering a new application and related tooling globally for our Field Sales teams, driving efficient sales and operations, and enhancing the customer experience for the merchants they interact with. You’ll partner with a Technical Product Manager and a cross-functional team of designers, engineers, and analysts to roll out new services.

This position is part of the Platform Tribe, where our mission is to enable SumUppers to build, run, and communicate innovative and cohesive products and services globally, at scale. Our Squads align strategically with SumUp’s priorities to provide robust infrastructure, streamline data processes, and develop essential operational platforms.

What you’ll do:

  • Establish the architecture and engineering standards for internal tools that support our Sales teams and their interactions with merchants, fostering alignment across product teams, cross-functional stakeholders, and leadership teams.

  • Take a hands-on approach to drive the MVP and subsequently hire Engineers to build and maintain the solution moving forward.

  • Collaborate with technical teams to provide Administrative APIs in accordance with our standards.

  • Drive the discovery and technical requirements for internal Sales tools, working with a multidisciplinary engineering team to develop solutions that minimize user friction, provide smart automation, and deliver a great experience for our salespeople and merchants.

  • Collaborate with Go-To-Market teams from Sales, Operations, and Marketing, sharing insights on the outcomes of initiatives and upcoming plans, as well as essential technical insights and product knowledge.

You’ll be great for this role if you have

  • Demonstrated experience in software engineering and hands-on technical leadership, coupled with people management expertise

  • Solid track record in designing, implementing, monitoring, and scaling web applications and APIs using Golang

  • Proficiency in Typescript, Node.js, and React

  • Experience leading cross-functional teams of diverse engineers

  • Proven delivery in complex internal domains, encompassing a mix of third-party and in-house systems.

  • Strong technical background, enabling effective discussion of technical concepts, architectures, and trade-offs with engineering teams.

  • Ability to conduct deep dives with an analytical and metrics-driven mindset.

Why you should join SumUp:

🌍 Opportunity to work with SumUppers globally on large-scale fintech products used by millions of businesses worldwide, from our Berlin office. This involves an office-first setup.

🌈 Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Be part of a workplace that values and promotes diversity, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone's perspectives are respected and embraced

📚 A dedicated annual L&D budget of €2,000 for attending conferences and/or advancing your career through further education.

🚀 Enrolment onto our VSOP program: You will own a stake in SumUp’s future success

💶 A corporate pension scheme where we match up to 20% of your contributions

🔄 30 Days Sabbatical: Enjoy the unique opportunity to take a well-deserved break with our 30 days sabbatical benefit after completing 3 years of employment with SumUp.

🔗 Referral Bonus: Earn additional rewards by referring talented individuals to join the SumUp team.

🚵🏾‍♂️ Numerous other benefits such as Urban Sports Club subsidy, Kita placement assistance, relocation assistance, subsidised office lunches.

About us:

SumUp is a leading financial technology company, founded in 2012 with the goal of empowering small businesses around the globe. We’re the financial partner of choice for more than 4 million merchants in over 35 markets. We collectively build, plan and fine-tune the technology that drives SumUp and empowers small businesses around the world.

We believe in the everyday hero. Those who have the courage to follow their passion and who have the strength and determination to realise their dreams. Small business owners are at the heart of all we do, so we're creating powerful, easy-to-use financial solutions to help them run their business. With a founders mentality and a 'team-first attitude' our diverse teams across Europe, South America, and the United States work together to ensure that small business owners can be successful doing what they love.

SumUp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. SumUp does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, colour, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other basis protected by applicable laws or prohibited by Company policy. SumUp also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind.

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