(Senior) Backend Engineer

At **SumUp** , we believe small merchants are the heartbeat of our communities. By joining our **Engineering Team (Global Bank)** , you’ll help shape solutions that directly solve merchants’ everyday challenges and redefine how financial products empower entrepreneurship in Brazil. As part of the **Global Accounts squad** , you will join a distributed, cross\-functional engineering team responsible for services supporting both LATAM and EU markets. This role plays a critical part in strengthening our proximity to LATAM stakeholders, addressing local regulatory and operational challenges, and helping converge regional solutions into a truly global platform. A **Software Engineer** will take ownership of LATAM\-related services, contribute to global platform evolution, and collaborate closely with teams and stakeholders across regions. **What You’ll Do** * Act as a domain expert for Global Accounts services related to the LATAM market, with a strong focus on Brazil. * Bridge communication and operational gaps between LATAM stakeholders and EU\-based engineering teams. * Support incidents and operational issues. * Design, implement, and maintain scalable backend services that support both LATAM and EU use cases. * Contribute to the convergence of regional systems into a unified global accounts platform. * Work independently on features, maintenance tasks, and technical improvements. * Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and local stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions. * Actively participate in team ceremonies, technical discussions, and knowledge\-sharing initiatives. * Ensure systems remain compliant with local financial, regulatory, and operational requirements. * Continuously improve system reliability, observability, and maintainability across services. **What Makes You a Great Fit** * Proven experience in system architecture, object\-oriented and functional design principles, data modelling, and API design (RESTful and event\-driven). * Strong backend development experience using Kotlin, Java, or Golang. * Experience in building tested, observable, scalable, robust, and fault\-tolerant distributed systems. * Hands\-on experience with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud\-native architectures. * Familiarity with CI/CD practices and continuous deployment. * Experience working with relational databases and understand data consistency and performance considerations. * Have advanced written and spoken English skills. * You communicate respectfully and transparently, fostering a collaborative and positive team environment. * Experience working with changing requirements and iterative delivery. * You take full ownership of the software you ship, from design to production readiness. * You value clean, maintainable code and continuously refactor to keep designs simple and scalable. **Why you should join SumUp** **📈 Career Growth** : Be part of a global team working on large\-scale fintech products used by millions of businesses. **📚 Learning \& Development** : Access an annual budget of **R$ 10,000** for education, certifications, and conferences. **🌴 Time Off** : Enjoy **30 additional days off** through our **Break4Me** program after 3 years at SumUp. **💸 Grow with Us:** Participate in our virtual stock program and benefit from SumUp’s success with company shares. **🌍 Global Experience** : Collaborate with a diverse team of **3,000\+ people from over 90 countries** , and join our global off\-sites and hackathons. 🤝 **Collaborative Culture:** Join a team that values diversity, innovation, and teamwork, where your ideas and contributions truly matter. **💙 Great Benefits** : Health plans, meal vouchers (VR), Zenklub, Wellhub, life insurance, childcare allowance, and more. **Learn More About SumUp** **🇧🇷** **Office tour at São Paulo** **💡** **Ask me anything: Engineering at SumUp** **🚀** **SumUp’s Innovation Hackathon** **🤝** **Get to know our hiring process** **Ready to Join Us?** Apply now and help us shape the future of financial solutions for small businesses! **Job Application Tip** We recognise that candidates feel they need to meet 100% of the job criteria in order to apply for a job. Please note that this is only a guide. If you don’t tick every box, it’s ok too because it means you have room to learn and develop your career at SumUp.