Engineering Manager – Website

About the Role

The Website squad sits at the heart of SumUp’s Acquisition Mission, owning the digital experience that shapes a merchant’s journey from their very first interaction with SumUp to discovering and purchasing our products. As the bridge between Engineering, Product, Marketing, Design, and Sales, the team has a direct and visible impact on how we attract merchants, grow our business, and generate revenue.

As Engineering Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to lead a high-impact team and play a key role in shaping how millions of merchants experience SumUp online. You’ll combine people leadership, technical direction, and strategic thinking to help the team deliver high-quality experiences while continuously improving the way we build and operate.

You’ll also have the opportunity to influence exciting initiatives, including our ongoing Content Management System (CMS) migration, while driving improvements in engineering practices, delivery excellence, technical quality, and team culture. This is a role for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of technology, product, and business, and who wants to see a clear connection between their team’s work and SumUp’s growth.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the Contentful-to-Builder.io migration through to successful completion, ensuring technical quality, delivery continuity, long-term stability, and alignment with Product and Marketing.
• Lead and develop the Website squad of four full-stack engineers, creating clear ownership, accountability, development plans, and delivery expectations.
• Set the squad’s technical direction and simplify or modernise the web architecture to support SumUp’s growth, scalability, and performance.
• Assess the team’s technical health, delivery flow, and technical debt, then improve sprint reliability and delivery predictability.
• Drive engineering excellence across testing, CI/CD, observability, on-call practices, maintainability, and operational ownership.
• Introduce practical engineering metrics, including DORA and developer productivity indicators, to identify bottlenecks and guide measurable improvements.
• Partner closely with Product, Marketing, Design, Platform, MarTech, and Performance Marketing to align priorities and automate operational tasks where possible.
• Build a high-trust, inclusive, and high-performing engineering culture through coaching, transparent communication, constructive performance management, and effective stakeholder collaboration.

You’ll Be Great for This Role If You Have

• 6+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 2 years managing an engineering team or squad.
• A hands-on technical background in web technologies and architecture, including React, Next.js, TypeScript, Go, microservices, and APIs.
• Experience with CMS platforms such as Builder.io, Contentful, or similar systems, ideally combined with experience leading a large-scale migration or technical transformation.
• Experience building and operating web infrastructure at scale, with a strong understanding of testing, CI/CD, observability, and operational excellence.
• Experience using engineering metrics to improve delivery performance, productivity, quality, and team health.
• Strong people-management skills, including coaching high performers, supporting career development, and addressing underperformance with clarity and empathy.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical partners and navigate ambiguity.
• A strategic, pragmatic, and inclusive leadership style, with a high bar for quality, accountability, and sustainable execution. Experience in Growth, Acquisition, Lifecycle, or e-commerce is a plus.

Why You Should Join SumUp

• 🌍 Global impact: Work with SumUppers globally on large-scale fintech products used by millions of businesses worldwide, from our Berlin office. This role involves an office-first setup.
• 🧑‍🔬 Learning and experimentation: Take part in Hack Days every second Friday, as well as global Hack Weeks.
• 🌈 Diversity and inclusion: Be part of a workplace that values and promotes diversity, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone’s perspectives are respected and embraced.
• 📚 €2,000 annual L&D budget: Attend conferences and/or advance your career through further education.
• 🚀 VSOP program: Own a stake in SumUp’s future success.
• 💶 Corporate pension scheme: SumUp matches up to 20% of your contributions.
• 🔄 30-day sabbatical: Enjoy a well-deserved break after completing 3 years of employment with SumUp.
• 🔗 Referral bonus: Earn additional rewards by referring talented individuals to join the SumUp team.
• 🚵🏾‍♂️ Additional benefits: Urban Sports Club subsidy, Kita placement assistance, relocation assistance, subsidised office lunches, and more.

Equal Employment Opportunity

SumUp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. SumUp does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, colour, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other basis protected by applicable laws or prohibited by Company policy.

SumUp also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind.

About Us

Be empowered to do more that matters.

At SumUp, we’re on a mission to empower small businesses across the globe by providing simple and affordable tools that allow them to thrive. Today, over 4 million businesses in 36 markets rely on SumUp as their financial partner to manage payments, finance, and customer relationships.

Our commitment to small businesses is reflected in our diverse team of over 3,000 SumUppers from more than 90 nationalities, united by global collaboration and an innovative mindset. Our core values lay the foundation for who we are and what we stand for, shaping our work culture and driving our success.

We foster inclusivity and a continuous learning culture, providing a safe space for personal and professional growth. Our differences make us unique and strong as we strive to create an environment where everyone belongs and feels supported, no matter how they identify.

SumUp is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, actively seeking and embracing diversity in our workforce. We don’t make hiring or employment decisions based on race, colour, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other basis protected by applicable laws or prohibited by company policy.

Our commitment extends beyond recruitment to creating a safe and respectful workplace where harassment of any form is strictly prohibited.

Explore career opportunities with us and join a team driven by collaboration, innovation, and a shared vision of creating a world where everyone can build a thriving business. Discover more about our vibrant and inclusive work culture and how we work on our careers website, and follow our journey on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Job Application Tip

We recognise that candidates can feel they need to meet 100% of the job criteria before applying. Please note that this is only a guide. If you don’t tick every box, it’s okay too — it means you have room to learn and develop your career at SumUp.