or apply directly on SumUp's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 9 days SumUp's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of SumUp's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at SumUp
- low 0 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
- 2026-09-17
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 Backend Engineer at SumUp, you'll be integral to modernizing the core banking services that manage ledger operations and transactions. Your role involves tackling complex distributed systems challenges, collaborating with various teams to ensure compliance and reliability, and taking ownership of the services you build from design to production. You'll also contribute to architectural decisions to create a scalable global platform for merchants.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- 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
- Solid backend experience building reliable, high-volume services
- Proficient in Golang and comfortable learning other languages like Kotlin or Elixir
- Ability to write maintainable, well-tested code and follow CI/CD best practices
- Experience building, deploying, and running services in cloud environments like AWS using Docker and Kubernetes
- Eagerness to learn about relational databases that perform well under load and maintain data consistency
- Strong collaboration skills and effective communication across regions
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Elixir
- Deeper PostgreSQL experience, including performance tuning and schema design
- Experience with event streaming platforms like Kafka and modern observability stacks like Grafana
What you get
- Regular training and mentorship programs
- Yearly learning budget of 2,000 EUR
- Sabbatical program for tenured employees
- In-house fitness classes and gym access
- Subsidized Urban Sports Club membership and psychotherapy sessions
- Subsidized Public Transport Card
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Focus on modernizing existing systems may involve dealing with legacy code
- High transaction volumes may lead to challenging work conditions
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Listed by SumUp on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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