EngineeringManager

At SumUp, we believe small merchants are the heartbeat of our communities. By joining the Global Bank tribe, you'll be part of a global team across Berlin, Cologne, São Paulo, Santiago, Sofia, and Vilnius — all working together to build the #1 bank for small businesses worldwide. As a key member of our Engineering tribe, you’ll help build a digital bank from the ground up within one of the world's fastest-growing fintechs. You'll work in autonomous, cross-functional squads tackling complex, high-impact challenges across banking and payments infrastructure, with the freedom to take ownership, experiment, and make real architectural decisions. Here, the problems are hard, the scale is real, and the work you ship directly shapes the financial lives of millions of small business owners around the world. As an Engineering Manager, you will navigate the complexities of scaling high-availability systems that handle millions of transactions while steering your teams through a high-impact transition from local solutions to a unified global architecture. If you are driven by the challenge of turning technical debt into operational excellence and building the "number one bank" for small businesses, this is your next chapter. What You’ll Do Lead at Scale: Direct two high-performing squads of 4 to 7 engineers each, focusing on building trust and autonomy within a newly formed team. You will oversee the development of critical banking services where improving reliability and scalability is a constant priority. Establish Ownership: Actively establish clear ownership and accountability across your squads, ensuring every engineer understands their impact on the platform's availability and peak performance goals. Strategic Partnership: Work in close collaboration with the Product Manager to define OKRs and navigate complex cross-tribe dependencies, ensuring the roadmap and deliveries are perfectly aligned with business goals. Technical Excellence: Actively participate in technical de