Engineering Manager - Backend (Elixir, Kotlin)

Join Our Global Bank Tribe as an Engineering Manager

In the Global Bank tribe at SumUp, we are on a mission to create a business account for our merchants worldwide. Our goal is to offer services and products that are accessible, fair, transparent, and honest. We aim to revolutionize banking by leveraging modern technologies and investing deeply in our product vision to deliver the best possible banking solutions to our merchants.

Your Role

As a hands-on Engineering Manager, you will work with global cross-functional teams to develop and support customer-facing technology products. You will be a technical and people leader for a cross-functional squad of engineers dedicated to delivering and maintaining our critical bank systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive technical delivery, including hands-on involvement in technical designs and code reviews.
• Collaborate closely with the Product Manager to define objectives and key results (OKRs) for the squad.
• Influence software architecture within the team and help coordinate dependencies with other teams.
• Advocate for the company’s strategic vision on the wider platform.
• Embrace and promote a hands-on culture, underpinned by high levels of observability and a “build-it support-it” mindset.
• Use regular 1:1s to manage performance and guide your team through their career development.
• Hire and onboard new engineers as we continue to grow.
• Engage and improve our engineering culture by leading team strengthening activities.
• Ensure the squad's operational excellence practices contribute to an exceptional merchant experience.

What We Are Looking For

• 2+ years of experience as a hands-on Engineering Manager.
• 6+ years of software development experience.
• Experience with backend-focused engineering teams and modern languages such as Golang, Elixir, Java/Kotlin.
• Well-practiced with AWS.
• Solid understanding of fundamental design principles, data modeling, and API design.
• Proven experience in building and maintaining high-scale, high-throughput, and high-availability systems in agile environments.
• Empathetic communicator and active listener with a servant leadership style.
• Passion for empowering people and embodying our Values (Founder's Mentality, Team First, and We Care).

Why Join SumUp?

• Be part of a global tribe building a banking solution from the ground up.
• Work with a truly global team of 3200+ people from 80+ countries.
• Enjoy a dedicated annual Learning & Development budget (2000 Euro/year).
• Participate in our virtual stock ownership program.
• Take advantage of our SumUp Sabbatical program.
• Benefit from a corporate pension scheme and wellness benefits.
• Access a range of other cool benefits such as bike leasing, subsidized public transport card, and language learning platforms.

At SumUp, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, actively seeking and embracing diversity in our workforce. Join us and be empowered to do more that matters.