Senior DevOps Engineer

About the role

The Platform Tribe builds the infrastructure foundation that enables engineering teams at SumUp to ship products safely and quickly. As part of the Cloud Infrastructure team, you will take ownership of critical platform services, modernize Kubernetes operations at scale, and support engineers across the business. This role involves solving complex infrastructure problems that power the company's global fintech products.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Terraform modules and infrastructure patterns that other engineering teams build on
• Manage production Kubernetes (EKS) clusters, including performance tuning and service mesh implementation
• Lead security and compliance work across frameworks such as PCI DSS and SOC2, partnering with the Security team
• Define and monitor service reliability metrics, take part in on-call rotation, and drive improvements after incidents
• Improve developer experience through automation, better CI/CD pipelines, and clearer documentation
• Mentor other engineers on the team and contribute to technical design discussions

Required skills

• DevOps
• Infrastructure engineering
• Software development
• Terraform
• Kubernetes
• AWS
• EKS
• CI/CD

Nice to have

• Go

Benefits

• Virtual Stock Option programme
• Annual learning budget
• Corporate pension scheme
• 28 days of paid leave
• Urban Sports Club subsidy
• Kita placement assistance
• Subsidised office lunches
• 1-month sabbatical after 3 years of service

About the Company

SumUp is a financial partner to over 4 million small businesses in 37 markets, providing simple and affordable tools to manage payments, finance, and customer relationships. The company employs over 3,000 people from more than 90 nationalities, united by a commitment to global collaboration and an innovative mindset.