Engineering Manager - Website

About the role

As an Engineering Manager in the Website squad, you will lead a pivotal team within the Acquisition Value stream, shaping the merchant journey from the first impression to the final hardware purchase. This team owns the public and marketing web experience, which is critical to SumUp's overall growth and revenue.

What you'll do

• Lead a squad of 4 Fullstack Engineers, mentoring talent, setting performance frameworks, and building a high-performing, inclusive team.
• Oversee the squad's technical direction and elevate technical quality, ensuring the long-term stability, performance, and scalability of our web platform.
• Lead and conclude the ongoing migration to a different CMS to improve marketing agility and content delivery efficiency.
• Build a measurable engineering organization using metrics like DORA to guide improvements in productivity, quality, and delivery efficiency.
• Partner closely with Product, Marketing, Design, and Platform teams to enhance product impact and delivery predictability.
• Become a significant contributor to product roadmaps and present early engineering strategies that align technical priorities with the Acquisition Mission.

What you'll need

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, and experience building and leading an engineering team or squad.
• Strong technical depth in modern web technologies and architecture. Core tech stack is React, Next.js, TypeScript, Go, microservices, and APIs.
• Demonstrated track record of leading large-scale migrations or technical transformation projects.
• Proven experience in engineering best practices, including on-call rotations, observability, testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Exceptional communicator capable of managing stakeholders across both technical and non-technical domains.

Nice to have

• Experience with CMS platforms like Builder.io or Contentful and managing web infrastructure at scale.
• Background in Growth, Lifecycle, or e-commerce domains.
• Understanding of SEO, personalization, and experimentation frameworks.
• Experience leading teams through organizational or structural transitions.

What they offer

• Virtual Stock Option programme to own a stake in SumUp's future success.
• Annual L&D budget of €2,000 for conferences and further education.
• Corporate pension scheme with up to 20% matching contributions.
• 28 days of paid leave plus public holidays and special leave days.
• Urban Sports Club subsidy, Kita placement assistance, subsidised office lunches.
• 1-month sabbatical after 3 years of service and referral bonus programme.