WHO WE ARE:
We’ve come a long way from our origins as a small startup. Today, we’re a truly global fintech company, with over 3000+ people from 80 nationalities, spread across 22 offices on 4 continents. And we’re growing and diversifying faster than ever before.
SumUp enables businesses to get paid easily, process orders quickly, sell online instantly and manage their money more efficiently. We create the tools businesses need to make their business and their customer experience thrive.
THE TEAM:
Our robust payments processing platform, consisting of various sub-platforms, has powered SumUp’s global business for over a decade. A critical component of this platform is our Payouts team, operating within the post-processing domain to ensure our millions of merchants reliably get paid. This entire ecosystem is developed in Sofia by the Payments Tribe, composed of several autonomous, cross-functional, and co-located squads, each owning their part of the platform end-to-end.
We are currently in an exciting phase of scaling and improving existing products, while also developing innovative new ones. You'll make a significant impact by improving and co-creating our existing and new microservices architecture platforms, tackling complex scaling and new development challenges. Scalability and high availability are always at the forefront of our work.
You can join a team that values solid engineering and impactful solutions. You'll contribute to the design and development of our new Java-based payout platform, working with cutting-edge tech and directly influencing our product.
OUR STACK:
Java (minimal setup, Spring Boot), Kafka Streams, PostgreSQL/RDBMS, RestEasy, VueJS.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
- Co-design and develop our new Java payout platform.
- Participate in API design and implementation.
- Deliver business value through backend decisions and product discussions.
- Ensure high code quality, test coverage, and documentation.
- Optimize performance and scalability.
- Actively participate in code reviews.
YOU'RE A GREAT FIT IF YOU HAVE:
- 3+ years of relevant Java experience
- Experience with PostgreSQL/RDBMS and distributed systems.
- Passion for clean, maintainable, testable code.
- Good understanding of software architecture.
- Bonus: Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Unix/Linux, CI/CD.
WHY SUMUP?
- Real Impact: Your code directly empowers small businesses worldwide.
- Growth: Individual learning budget, 10 days educational leave.
- Work-Life Balance: 25 days paid leave, 1-month Sabbatical.
- Great Benefits: Health/life insurance, Multisport, flexible benefits, Sofia office perks.
- Global Team: Join a diverse team from 60+ countries.
ABOUT SUMUP
We believe in the everyday hero.
Small business owners are at the heart of all we do, so we're creating tools that help them run their business. With a founders mentality and a 'team-first attitude', our diverse teams across Europe, South America, and the United States work together to ensure that the small business owners we partner with can be successful in doing what they love.
Apply Now!
If you're passionate about payment processing and want to make a real impact at a fast-growing fintech company, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to join the SumUp team and help us build the future of payments!
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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
- 3+ years of relevant Java experience
- Experience with PostgreSQL/RDBMS and distributed systems
- Passion for clean, maintainable, testable code
- Good understanding of software architecture
- Bonus: Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Unix/Linux, CI/CD
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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