About the role
As a Senior Embedded QA Engineer in SumUp's Hardware Tribe, you will be part of one of our small and highly skilled cross-functional teams and work together with Product Managers, Embedded Engineers, Mobile Engineers, and more. You will build sustainable solutions for testing and be accountable for the mobile testing tools that the QA team are building. Lastly, you will also be a critical decision maker in the design of hardware test infrastructures to run HIL tests and provide crucial support to software releases.
You should be an engineer with a product mindset who can fully own the features you are working on and remain flexible with changing priorities.
The role is based on-site in our office in Berlin. We believe in the power of face-to-face conversations that happen organically when working next to one another.
About the team
You have probably used our card readers to buy a cappuccino or pay your hairdresser already. In Hardware, we are passionate about creating these beautifully designed card payment devices and accessories that enable our merchants to start, run, and grow their own businesses. In doing so, we deal with a diverse range of engineering topics - industrial and electronic design, embedded systems, all the way to mobile apps and backend services.
We believe in open communication and constant learning over strict rules. If you're looking for the chance to innovate and help millions of small independent merchants succeed - join us!
What you’ll do
- Ensure that all new code of developers has the right quality and is compliant with selected best practices (in collaboration with the CL)
- Build and maintain test infrastructure for HIL tests, with a strong emphasis on Embedded QA.
- Ensure that multiple types of tests cover the main features (especially UI, Mobile Application, and end to end tests)
- Ensure that new releases are delivered timely with the right quality
- Evangelize a strong quality mindset within the Hardware tribe
You'll be great for this position if:
- Expertise in Embedded QA in Linux environment
- Experience with Object Oriented Programming (Python being a must)
- Knowledge with REST APIs
- Experience building test libraries
- Expertise in testing and continuous integration strategies
- Experience of manual testing, writing test cases and campaign management
Why you should join SumUp
- The opportunity to work on large scale fintech products used by millions of small businesses around the world
- A dedicated annual Learning & Development budget for attending conferences and/or advancing your career through further education
- Enrollment onto our virtual stock ownership program - you will own a stake in SumUp’s future success
- A corporate pension scheme
- 28 days paid leave + 1 for birthday
- You’ll attend global offsites and/or hackathons.
- You'd enjoy other great benefits such as Urban Sports Club subsidy, Kita placement assistance, subsidized office lunches and other location-tailored benefits, Babbel language platform subscription and more!
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.
Skills Required
- Expertise in Embedded QA in Linux environment
- Object-oriented programming experience (Python required)
- Knowledge of REST APIs
- Experience building test libraries
- Experience building and maintaining HIL (hardware-in-the-loop) test infrastructure
- Expertise in testing strategies and continuous integration
- Experience with mobile testing tools and mobile application testing
- Manual testing experience, writing test cases and campaign management
SumUp Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SumUp and has not been reviewed or approved by SumUp.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is positioned as a standout, including 22 vacation days that increase with tenure, public holidays, a quarterly Wellness Day, special leave, and a fully paid one‑month sabbatical after three years. This combination makes time-off benefits feel notably robust in the overall rewards package.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with medical plan options (including carriers such as Cigna and Kaiser) plus dental and vision. Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage are also part of the protection package in the U.S. materials.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a published 401(k) match formula that provides an employer match up to a stated cap. The clarity of the match structure supports straightforward evaluation during offer comparisons.
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What We Do
SumUp believes that every business should have access to affordable, easy-to-use financial solutions, no matter their size. That’s why more than 3 million businesses worldwide rely on SumUp to run their business. What started out as one card reader has now turned into a range of payment hardware, banking solutions, marketing, and loyalty tools, invoicing, and so much more. From sales and marketing to product and engineering, our cross-functional US team works together to ensure that small business owners can be successful doing what they love.
Why Work With Us
SumUp USA is part of the global SumUp organization that stretches across multiple continents from Berlin to Sao Paulo. Our teams are multicultural, have a collaborative mindset and bold goals. Join our mission if you want to become part of the success story and help empower over 3 million merchants using SumUp already!
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