Senior Android Engineer - Mobile Platform
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£54,700
(£28.05 per hour)
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About The Team
Join SumUp's Mobile Platform Squad as a Senior Android Engineer and become a cornerstone of our rapidly expanding Android ecosystem. With significant investment in flagship products, we are empowering our feature teams to deliver world-class experiences. You will be instrumental in building the robust foundation that enables over 40 Android engineers to operate with maximum productivity and efficiency, directly shaping the future of mobile payments for millions of merchants.
Our engineering culture champions autonomy, collaboration, and innovation. Your initiatives will have far-reaching impact, connecting with mobile engineers across the organization. This role is critical to:
Join SumUp's Mobile Platform Squad as a Senior Android Engineer and become a cornerstone of our rapidly expanding Android ecosystem. With significant investment in flagship products, we are empowering our feature teams to deliver world-class experiences. You will be instrumental in building the robust foundation that enables over 40 Android engineers to operate with maximum productivity and efficiency, directly shaping the future of mobile payments for millions of merchants.
Our engineering culture champions autonomy, collaboration, and innovation. Your initiatives will have far-reaching impact, connecting with mobile engineers across the organization. This role is critical to:
- Eliminating Bottlenecks: Strategically addressing and resolving critical bottlenecks in CI/CD pipelines and app infrastructure that could impede the delivery of new features and improvements.
- Elevating Developer Experience: Architecting and implementing cutting-edge tools and infrastructure that drastically enhance the developer experience, reduce build times, and streamline workflows for our large Android engineering team.
- Modernizing a Mature Codebase: Driving the evolution and improvement of our Android codebase, focusing on code simplicity, maintainability, and overall health across all SumUp Android products.
- Ensuring Product Stability & Scalability: Providing foundational support and guidance across our diverse Android product portfolio, ensuring consistency, reliability, and seamless operation for Register, Android Terminal, SumUp Go, and the Merchant app.
- Strategic Impact: Lead the charge in shaping the core experience for both merchants and our internal Android developers, directly contributing to SumUp's ambitious Android product roadmap.
- Technical Leadership: Architect, develop, and maintain critical tools, frameworks, and infrastructure that significantly enhance the consistency, scalability, and reliability of our mobile apps, ensuring no negative impact across our distinct Android products.
- Deep Android Expertise: 5+ years of professional Android development experience, with a proven track record in Kotlin and modern Android frameworks.
- CI/CD Mastery: Extensive experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Fastlane) and a passion for solving build time challenges and improving deployment efficiency at scale.
- Architectural Acumen: A deep understanding of testing methodologies, modern architecture, and design patterns, coupled with a strategic mindset to balance immediate needs with long-term architectural vision.
- Developer-Centric Passion: A genuine passion for developer experience, with a history of creating impactful tools and improving workflows for large engineering teams.
- Complex Codebase Navigation: Proven ability to navigate, understand, and significantly improve complex, mature, and often unowned codebases, demonstrating adaptability and problem-solving skills.
- Exceptional Communication: Strong collaboration skills and a natural ability to mentor and guide other engineers, effectively communicating complex technical concepts across diverse teams and handling context switching with ease.
🌍 Opportunity to work with SumUppers globally on large-scale fintech products used by millions of businesses worldwide, from our Berlin office. This involves an office-first setup
🧑🔬 We take learning and experimentation seriously with Hack Days every second Friday, and entire global Hack Weeks.
🌈 Commitment to 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
📚 A dedicated annual L&D budget of €2,000 for attending conferences and/or advancing your career through further education
🚀 Enrolment onto our VSOP program: You will own a stake in SumUp’s future success
💶 A corporate pension scheme where we match up to 20% of your contributions
🔄 30 Days Sabbatical: Enjoy the unique opportunity to take a well-deserved break with our 30 days sabbatical benefit after completing 3 years of employment with SumUp
🔗 Referral Bonus: Earn additional rewards by referring talented individuals to join the SumUp team
🚵🏾♂️ Numerous other benefits such as Urban Sports Club subsidy, Kita placement assistance, relocation assistance, subsidised office lunches
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 over 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 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.
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 over 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 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.