A high-impact Engineering Manager role at SumUp Consumer (Covent Garden, London), leading a cross-functional team of backend, iOS, and Android engineers building a rewarding banking experience. The role balances staying hands-on with technology and growing a team that takes ownership of consumer-facing features spanning banking, cards, savings, and open banking.
Responsibilities
- ▹Lead and build a high-performing team by coaching, mentoring, and supporting engineers
- ▹Stay hands-on with technology—contributing to system design, reviewing code, guiding decisions
- ▹Partner with Product and Design to translate user needs into technical solutions
- ▹Drive execution and delivery, balancing speed and quality with reliable, scalable systems
- ▹Collaborate cross-functionally to align priorities and make thoughtful trade-offs
- ▹Shape engineering culture by promoting best practices and continuous improvement
Requirements
- ▹Strong backend or mobile engineering background with distributed systems, APIs, and scalable services
- ▹Proven experience as an Engineering Manager (2+ years) growing high-performing teams
- ▹A hands-on mindset, staying close to the code and technical decisions
- ▹Experience with modern technologies (Go, Kotlin, Python) and cloud-native environments (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes) or mobile tools
- ▹Product-oriented approach with pragmatic decision-making
- ▹Strong communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Soft skills
Empathetic leadershipStrong communication and influenceFocus on team well-being and growthAdaptability and action orientationComfort with ambiguity
What we offer
- ▹Work with a truly global, multicultural team from the central Covent Garden location
Languages: angol