Senior Backend Engineer (Golang) - Global Bank

About the Role

As a Senior Backend Engineer (Golang) at SumUp, you will be instrumental in the development of our digital bank, focusing on creating a unified global platform. This role involves working with a diverse, global team to design and build high-level APIs and local implementations that ensure high availability and observability of our systems.

What You’ll Do

Collaborate with the global team to design and build a unified global platform.
Build and maintain highly available, self-healing, and resilient event-driven systems.
Support the migration of systems and processes, ensuring zero downtime for clients.
Design, implement, and support high-value features for customers.
Improve test coverage for existing services and own the end-to-end delivery of changes, including testing, observability, and monitoring.
Continuously improve our engineering culture by refining best practices, clarifying problems and opportunities, prototyping solutions, providing comprehensive documentation, and selecting new tools and technologies.

Who You Are

Solid programming experience in Golang and interest in working with additional languages such as Java, Kotlin, and Elixir.
Extensive experience as a Backend Engineer specializing in distributed, fault-tolerant, and event-driven systems.
Proven experience in system design, data modeling, and API design.
Hands-on experience with Kafka, Postgres, and SQL databases.
Prior experience with modern cloud technologies (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes).
Experienced with CI/CD products such as GitHub Actions and ArgoCD.
You take pride in your work, have a keen sense of ownership, and are dedicated to writing clear, maintainable, and testable code.
You’re a product-focused engineer who is passionate and curious about solving user challenges.

Why Join SumUp

Work on large scale fintech products used by millions of small businesses around the world.
Be part of a high impact squad at the core of the Bank Tribe.
Enjoy a dedicated annual Learning & Development budget for attending conferences and/or advancing your career through further education.
Enrollment onto our virtual stock ownership program.
Benefit from other great perks such as Urban Sports Club subsidy, Kita placement assistance, subsidized office lunches, and more.

About SumUp

At SumUp, we empower small businesses across the globe by providing simple and affordable tools that allow them to thrive. Our commitment to small businesses is reflected in our diverse team of over 3,000 SumUppers from over 90 nationalities, united by global collaboration and an innovative mindset. Our core values lay the foundation for who we are and what we stand for, shaping our work culture and driving our success. We foster inclusivity and a continuous learning culture, providing a safe space for personal and professional growth.

Benefits
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Learning & Development budget
Virtual stock ownership
Corporate pension scheme
Urban Sports Club subsidy
Kita placement assistance
Subsidized office lunches
Babbel language subscription

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