(Senior) Backend Engineer - Risk&Compliance
Core
Build distributed backend services and AI-powered risk decision frameworks to prevent fraud and ensure compliance for SumUp's merchants.
Role type
Senior Backend Engineer (Risk & Compliance)
Builds
Sentinel entity-level investigation framework, fraud prevention systems, and AI-agent initiatives
Domain
Fintech, Fraud Prevention, Risk & Compliance
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Go/Golang, distributed systems, system design, Kubernetes, Kafka, Python, AI-assisted development
Preferred skills
Fintech domain knowledge, fraud prevention expertise, AI/agentic development experience
Technologies
Go, Python, Kubernetes, Kafka, AI tools
Responsibilities
Develop new functionality and support existing services using Go; design and maintain reliable distributed systems; contribute to the merchant risk decision framework; collaborate with data scientists and product managers; participate in code reviews, testing, and monitoring; engage in on-call rotation.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
