Senior Backend Engineer

SumUp
18 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Tech stack

Java
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Fault Tolerance
PostgreSQL
Systems Architecture
Backend
Kotlin
Kubernetes
Kafka
Api Design

Job description

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll collaborate with a dynamic, cross-functional team of Product Managers, Product Designers, Engineering Managers, and fellow engineers.

About the role

You will be working on secure backend systems to ensure our SumUp's Point of Sale (POS) products are compliant in the different countries in our roadmap. Furthermore, you will work with the Fiscalization squad to understand the challenge in each market to design a unique solution to delivery.

You're a developer who values user-centric design, precision, and seamless collaboration. You bring structure to communication and thrive in a cross-functional environment.

This is also an onsite role based in Berlin.

What you'll do

  • Build and maintain fiscal compliance solutions to enable SumUp's expansion across Italy, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Austria, and other European markets.
  • Develop integrations with third-party services for receipt fiscalization and regulatory reporting systems.
  • Navigate SumUp's complex POS ecosystem and master fiscalization frameworks across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Collaborate with distributed squad members and stakeholders across 5+ cities in a hybrid environment.

Requirements

Do you have experience in PostgreSQL?, * You have 5+ years experience in backend engineering with Java and/or Kotlin.

  • You have a strong understanding of fundamental system architecture, design principles, data modeling, and API design.
  • You have a strong experience with distributed and fault-tolerant systems.
  • You have user-level experience working with AWS and Kubernetes.
  • You have good knowledge of Kafka & Postgres.

Benefits & conditions

  • A dedicated annual Learning & Development budget for attending conferences and/or advancing your career through further education
  • Enrollment onto our virtual stock ownership program - you will own a stake in SumUp's future success
  • A corporate pension scheme
  • 28 days paid leave + 1 for birthday
  • You'll attend global offsites and/or hackathons.
  • You'd enjoy other great benefits such as Urban Sports Club subsidy, Kita placement assistance, subsidized office lunches and other location-tailored benefits, Babbel language platform subscription and more!

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