Senior Platform Engineer

The US Platform team is the engineering backbone that keeps SumUps product teams moving. We build and maintain the cloud infrastructure, tooling, and developer environments that hundreds of engineers across the US depend on every day. As we grow, were making a deliberate investment in senior expertise to raise the bar on how we build, standardize, and connect our platform work globally.

This is a pivotal role at the intersection of infrastructure and developer experience. Youll be the primary technical bridge between our US Platform team and our global Platform Infrastructure organization, ensuring both move in the same direction with shared standards, a unified codebase, and a clear roadmap. If youre energized by making complex systems simpler for the people who build on them, this is the role for you.

What youll do

• Design and implement infrastructure-as-code solutions, driving automation of manual processes and improving deployment speed and reliability across the US engineering organization

• Act as the technical connector between the US Platform team and the global Platform Infrastructure team, establishing shared standards, runbooks, and a joint technical roadmap

• Improve our monitoring, observability, and incident response processes, including cross-timezone on-call coordination and post-mortem practices

• Build internal tooling and self-service capabilities that help product engineering teams deploy, monitor, and scale services independently

• Lead the migration of US infrastructure into a unified, cohesive platform, treating our internal platform surfaces with the same intentionality we bring to customer-facing products

Youll be great for this role if…

• Proven experience in platform, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering at a senior level in complex, distributed environments (~8+ years)

• Deep expertise in AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, EKS) and advanced Kubernetes, including cluster design, multi-tenant management, and upgrade strategies

• Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or CloudFormation at scale) and CI/CD design using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or ArgoCD

• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio preferred), observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch), and proficiency in Go, Python, or JavaScript/TypeScript

• Comfort working across globally distributed teams, with the communication skills to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders and the mindset to thrive in async, cross-timezone environments

Compensation

• Base Salary range for this position is $160-$185K annually

• Stock Option Plan participation

• Compensation will be finalized based on the candidate’s experience and location

About SumUp

Be empowered to do more that matters.

At SumUp, were 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 37 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 teamOpens in new window 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.