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# Senior Backend Engineer - Global Expansion

- **Company:** Sumup
- **Location:** Berlin, Germany
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Programming Tools, Fault Tolerance, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Openapi, Transaction Processing (Computing), Backend, Kotlin, Build Management, Golang
- **Published:** June 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://de.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=64b6079e30e22121

## About the Role

* Strong proficiency in Golang (primary) or a JVM language such as Java or Kotlin, with experience building distributed, fault-tolerant backend systems
 * Experience configuring AI coding assistants at a team level - defining rules, prompts, and context packages that produce consistent, framework-compliant output
 * Solid understanding of idempotency, retry policies, and transaction safety in payment or financial systems
 * Comfort working across multiple teams and domains simultaneously, navigating ambiguity and influencing without direct authority
 * A track record of taking ownership in complex, cross-functional environments where the scope isn't always clearly defined

## Description

The Global Expansion Acquiring Squad is the engine behind SumUp's growth into new markets - integrating local payment acquirers, enabling merchant onboarding, and ensuring transactions flow reliably across countries like Mexico, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. This role sits at the heart of that mission, owning critical backend systems while also shaping how the squad works - building AI agents and developer tooling that make the entire team faster and smarter. If you're a backend engineer who wants real ownership, enjoys working in ambiguous and complex environments, and is genuinely excited about teaching AI how your codebase works (not just using it for autocomplete), this role is for you., * Design and build scalable backend services in Golang and Kotlin, covering merchant onboarding, transaction processing, and reconciliation across multiple acquirers and markets

 * Lead technical investigations for new market launches and mentor engineers on the team
 * Configure and maintain AI coding assistants (Cursor, Copilot, Continue) with team-specific rules, framework conventions, and testing patterns - so generated code fits our systems, not generic templates
 * Build AI agents that automate repetitive development tasks, such as generating integration stubs, updating OpenAPI specs, and flagging idempotency violations
 * Keep documentation accurate and AI-accessible, so the team spends less time answering "how does X work?" and more time shipping


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