Engineering Manager - Website
SumUp is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead its Website squad within the Acquisition Value stream from its Berlin office. The team owns the public and marketing web experience, which is critical to SumUp's growth and revenue, shaping the merchant journey from first impression to final hardware purchase. The role combines technical leadership, organizational impact and cross-functional collaboration, including leading an ongoing CMS migration.
Stack
Responsibilities
- ▹Lead a squad of 4 fullstack engineers, mentoring talent, setting performance frameworks and building a high-performing, inclusive team
- ▹Oversee the squad's technical direction and elevate technical quality, ensuring long-term stability, performance and scalability of the web platform
- ▹Lead and conclude the ongoing migration to a different CMS to improve marketing agility and content delivery efficiency
- ▹Build a measurable engineering organization using metrics like DORA to guide improvements in productivity, quality and delivery efficiency
- ▹Partner closely with Product, Marketing, Design and Platform teams to enhance product impact and delivery predictability
- ▹Become a significant contributor to product roadmaps and present early engineering strategies aligned with the Acquisition Mission
Requirements
- ▹8+ years of software engineering experience, plus experience building and leading an engineering team or squad
- ▹Strong technical depth in modern web technologies and architecture (React, Next.js, TypeScript, Go, microservices and APIs)
- ▹Demonstrated track record of leading large-scale migrations or technical transformation projects
- ▹Proven experience in engineering best practices including on-call rotations, observability, testing and CI/CD pipelines
- ▹Exceptional communication skills to manage stakeholders across technical and non-technical domains
Nice to have
- ▹Experience with CMS platforms like Builder.io or Contentful and managing web infrastructure at scale
- ▹A background in Growth, Lifecycle or e-commerce domains
- ▹Understanding of SEO, personalization and experimentation frameworks
- ▹Experience leading teams through organizational or structural transitions
Soft skills
What we offer
- ▹Work from the Berlin office (office-first setup) on large-scale fintech products used by millions of businesses
- ▹Enrolment onto the Virtual Stock Option programme
- ▹Dedicated annual L&D budget of €2,000 for conferences and further education
- ▹Corporate pension scheme matching up to 20% of contributions
- ▹28 days of paid leave plus public holidays and special leave days
- ▹Urban Sports Club subsidy, Kita placement assistance and subsidised office lunches
- ▹Break4me: 1-month sabbatical after 3 years of service
- ▹Referral bonus
About the company
SumUp is on a mission to empower small businesses across the globe with simple and affordable tools. Today, over 4 million businesses in 36 markets rely on SumUp as their financial partner to manage payments, finance and customer relationships. Its team includes over 3,000 SumUppers from over 90 nationalities.