Senior Backend Engineer - Bookings
SumUp · Warsaw, Poland; Warszawa, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 87 days SumUp's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of SumUp's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at SumUp
- high 409 stale, 22 reposted of 409 open
- Hiring momentum
- 564 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from SumUp's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for SumUp.
About this role
As a Senior Backend Engineer at SumUp, you will design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems for the Bookings product. You will collaborate with frontend and mobile engineers to enhance APIs and deliver new features, while also participating in technical planning and code reviews. Your role will involve optimizing performance and contributing to the technical roadmap for the Sell Online platform.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of SumUp as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of professional backend engineering experience
- Fluency in Kotlin (or Java) with deep experience in Spring Boot
- Experience with PostgreSQL, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS
- Understanding of RESTful APIs, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures (e.g. CQRS, Event Sourcing)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, and observability tools like Grafana or Honeycomb
- Ability to thrive in collaborative teams and mentor peers
Nice to have
- Familiarity with gRPC, Protobuf, or performance optimisation at the backend/database level
What you get
- Opportunity to work from a vibrant Warsaw office in a hybrid setup
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
- Enrolment onto the Virtual Stock Option programme
- Dedicated annual L&D budget of €2000
- Fitness support with on-site gym and Multisport Card
- Health insurance coverage for you and your family, plus life insurance
Worth weighing
- Salary range is stated but offers above this range may be considered in exceptional circumstances
- Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they don't meet 100% of the job criteria
Summarised from SumUp's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by SumUp on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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