About this role
The Data Platform team is supporting our next big bets: Data, AI, and real-time analytics. We are building an AI-ready, self-serve, and scalable infrastructure to enable the next generation of data products. Our team is a critical enabler for Data Science and Operational squads, ensuring our platform is reliable, secure, and high-performing.
What you’ll do
- Design and maintain a best-in-class data infrastructure to support critical processes
- Develop automations that improve the reliability, scalability, and security of the platform
- Implement observability and monitoring systems integrated with incident management tools
- Optimize compute resources and processes to ensure cost-effectiveness
- Set up initial infrastructure for real-time analytics and AI use-cases.
You’ll be great for this role if
- You have 6+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or Software Engineering with a focus on data batch and streaming infrastructure.
- You possess strong experience with Terraform and Kubernetes.
- You have a solid command of programming languages such as Go or Python.
- You have experience maintaining business-critical, high-traffic infrastructure and services.
- You are familiar with the Data Engineering stack, including tools like Spark, Airflow, Kafka, and Trino
- You are driven by the end-user experience and approach platforms from a product perspective.
- Experience with End2End, load, and testing practices
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 businesses. With a founder’s 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 doing what they love.
SumUp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. SumUp does not 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. SumUp also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind.
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Other facts
About SumUp
SumUp is a leading global fintech company committed to levelling the playing field for small businesses. Founded in 2012, we’re the trusted partner of over 4 million merchants in 37 markets, providing simple and affordable tools that help them manage payments, finance, and customer relationships.
Our vision is a world where everyone can build a thriving business. Guided by this, we champion small business ownership by creating accessible solutions that empower entrepreneurs to grow and succeed.
Our diverse team of over 3,000 SumUppers — representing more than 90 nationalities across 20 offices worldwide — is at the heart of our success. Beyond business, we donate 1% of the net revenue generated by Solo devices to environmental causes and support educational and entrepreneurial initiatives around the world.
Recognised as a Top Global Employer for inclusion by the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index in 2022 and 2023, and awarded Fintech Diversity Initiative of the Year at the Irish National Fintech Awards in 2025, SumUp continues to build an inclusive, supportive, and purpose-driven workplace where everyone belongs.
What you'll do
- Design and maintain a best-in-class data infrastructure to support critical processes. Develop automations that improve the reliability, scalability, and security of the platform.
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