As an Engineering Manager in the Website squad, you will lead a pivotal team within the Acquisition Value stream, shaping the merchant journey from the first impression to the final hardware purchase. This team owns the public and marketing web experience, which is critical to SumUp’s overall growth and revenue.
The role combines technical leadership, organizational impact, and cross-functional collaboration. You will drive delivery excellence, strengthen engineering culture, and elevate technical quality across the squad while leading strategic initiatives like the ongoing Content Management System (CMS) migration.
What You’ll Do
- Lead a squad of 4 Fullstack Engineers, mentoring talent, setting performance frameworks, and building a high‑performing, inclusive team.
- Oversee the squad’s technical direction and elevate technical quality, ensuring the long‑term stability, performance, and scalability of our web platform.
- Lead and conclude the ongoing migration to a different CMS to improve marketing agility and content delivery efficiency.
- Build a measurable engineering organization using metrics like DORA to guide improvements in productivity, quality, and delivery efficiency.
- Partner closely with Product, Marketing, Design, and Platform teams to enhance product impact and delivery predictability.
- Become a significant contributor to product roadmaps and present early engineering strategies that align technical priorities with the Acquisition Mission.
What We’re Looking For
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, and experience building and leading an engineering team or squad.
- Strong technical depth in modern web technologies and architecture. Our core tech stack is React, Next.js, TypeScript, Go, microservices, and APIs.
- A demonstrated track record of leading large‑scale migrations or technical transformation projects.
- Proven experience in engineering best practices, including on‑call rotations, observability, testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Exceptional communication skills capable of managing stakeholders across both technical and non‑technical domains.
Bonus Points (Nice to Have)
- Experience with CMS platforms like Builder.io or Contentful and managing web infrastructure at scale.
- Background in Growth, Lifecycle, or e‑commerce domains.
- Understanding of SEO, personalization, and experimentation frameworks.
- Experience leading teams through organizational or structural transitions.
Benefits
- Opportunity to work with SumUppers globally on large‑scale fintech products used by millions of businesses worldwide, from our Berlin office.
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: a workplace that values and promotes diversity, fostering an inclusive environment.
- Virtual Stock Option programme.
- A dedicated annual L&D budget of €2000 for attending conferences and/or further education.
- A corporate pension scheme where we match up to 20% of your contributions.
- Generous time off: 28 days of paid leave plus public holidays and special leave days.
- Other benefits such as Urban Sports Club subsidy, Kita placement assistance, subsidised office lunches.
- Break4me: 1‑month sabbatical after 3 years of service.
- Referral Bonus: earn additional rewards by referring talented individuals to join the SumUp team.
SumUp is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, actively seeking and embracing diversity in our workforce. We don't make hiring or employment decisions based on 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. Our commitment extends beyond recruitment to creating a safe and respectful workplace where harassment of any form is strictly prohibited.
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The role combines technical leadership, organizational impact, and cross-functional collaboration. You will drive delivery excellence, strengthen engineering culture, and elevate technical quality across the squad while leading strategic initiatives like the ongoing Content Management System (CMS) migration.
What You’ll Do
- Lead a squad of 4 Fullstack Engineers, mentoring talent, setting performance frameworks, and building a high‑performing, inclusive team.
- Oversee the squad’s technical direction and elevate technical quality, ensuring the long‑term stability, performance, and scalability of our web platform.
- Lead and conclude the ongoing migration to a different CMS to improve marketing agility and content delivery efficiency.
- Build a measurable engineering organization using metrics like DORA to guide improvements in productivity, quality, and delivery efficiency.
- Partner closely with Product, Marketing, Design, and Platform teams to enhance product impact and delivery predictability.
- Become a significant contributor to product roadmaps and present early engineering strategies that align technical priorities with the Acquisition Mission.
What We’re Looking For
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, and experience building and leading an engineering team or squad.
- Strong technical depth in modern web technologies and architecture. Our core tech stack is React, Next.js, TypeScript, Go, microservices, and APIs.
- A demonstrated track record of leading large‑scale migrations or technical transformation projects.
- Proven experience in engineering best practices, including on‑call rotations, observability, testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Exceptional communication skills capable of managing stakeholders across both technical and non‑technical domains.
Bonus Points (Nice to Have)
- Experience with CMS platforms like Builder.io or Contentful and managing web infrastructure at scale.
- Background in Growth, Lifecycle, or e‑commerce domains.
- Understanding of SEO, personalization, and experimentation frameworks.
- Experience leading teams through organizational or structural transitions.
Benefits
- Opportunity to work with SumUppers globally on large‑scale fintech products used by millions of businesses worldwide, from our Berlin office.
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: a workplace that values and promotes diversity, fostering an inclusive environment.
- Virtual Stock Option programme.
- A dedicated annual L&D budget of €2000 for attending conferences and/or further education.
- A corporate pension scheme where we match up to 20% of your contributions.
- Generous time off: 28 days of paid leave plus public holidays and special leave days.
- Other benefits such as Urban Sports Club subsidy, Kita placement assistance, subsidised office lunches.
- Break4me: 1‑month sabbatical after 3 years of service.
- Referral Bonus: earn additional rewards by referring talented individuals to join the SumUp team.
SumUp is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, actively seeking and embracing diversity in our workforce. We don’t make hiring or employment decisions based on 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. Our commitment extends beyond recruitment to creating a safe and respectful workplace where harassment of any form is strictly prohibited.
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