Senior Backend Engineer - Run & Grow
Core
Design, build, and operate production-grade backend services, APIs, and integrations for merchant acquisition, identity, marketing, operations, risk, and compliance.
Role type
Senior Backend Engineer (Go)
Builds
Production backend services, event-driven workflows, and distributed systems for SumUp's growth engine.
Domain
Fintech / Payments
Required skills
Go, API design, distributed systems, Kafka, event sourcing, CDC patterns, relational databases (PostgreSQL), analytical databases (Snowflake), observability, incident response, testing
Preferred skills
Fintech/payments domain experience, mentoring, pragmatic engineering
Technologies
Go, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Snowflake
Responsibilities
Design and build backend services and APIs; implement event-driven workflows; define service boundaries and data models; modernize existing services; collaborate with cross-functional teams; review code and mentor engineers.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC