Senior Android Engineer

About the team

Join SumUp's Mobile Platform Squad as a Senior Android Engineer and become a cornerstone of our rapidly expanding Android ecosystem. With significant investment in flagship, we are empowering our feature teams to deliver world-class experiences. You will be instrumental in building the robust foundation that enables over 40 Android engineers to operate with maximum productivity and efficiency, directly shaping the future of mobile payments for millions of merchants.

Our engineering culture champions autonomy, collaboration, and innovation. Your initiatives will have far-reaching impact, connecting with mobile engineers across the organization. This role is critical to:

• Eliminating Bottlenecks: Strategically addressing and resolving critical bottlenecks in CI/CD pipelines and app infrastructure that could impede the delivery of new features and improvements.
• Elevating Developer Experience: Architecting and implementing cutting-edge tools and infrastructure that drastically enhance the developer experience, reduce build times, and streamline workflows for our large Android engineering team.
• Modernizing a Mature Codebase: Driving the evolution and improvement of our Android codebase, focusing on code simplicity, maintainability, and overall health across all SumUp Android products.
• Ensuring Product Stability & Scalability: Providing foundational support and guidance across our diverse Android product portfolio, ensuring consistency, reliability, and seamless operation for Register, Android Terminal, SumUp Go, and the Merchant app.

What you'll do:

• Strategic Impact: Lead the charge in shaping the core experience for both merchants and our internal Android developers, directly contributing to SumUp's ambitious Android product roadmap.
• Technical Leadership: Architect, develop, and maintain critical tools, frameworks, and infrastructure that significantly enhance the consistency, scalability, and reliability of our mobile apps, ensuring no negative impact across our distinct Android products.
• Performance & Efficiency: Spearhead initiatives in CI/CD systems, advanced developer tooling, and performance optimizations to dramatically streamline mobile development processes and reduce build times for our growing team.
• Codebase Evolution: Proactively tackle technical debt, improve code health, and introduce best practices to a complex, mature codebase, ensuring its longevity and adaptability.
• Mentorship & Collaboration: Provide invaluable technical guidance and mentorship, fostering a culture of excellence and knowledge sharing across our Android engineering chapter, often navigating legacy components and unknown technologies.
• End-to-End Ownership: Own critical technical projects from ideation through to successful implementation and impact measurement, ensuring they align with strategic business needs and uphold the highest technical standards.

You'll be great for this position if you have:

• Deep Android Expertise: 5+ years of professional Android development experience, with a proven track record in Kotlin and modern Android frameworks.
• CI/CD Mastery: Extensive experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Fastlane) and a passion for solving build time challenges and improving deployment efficiency at scale.
• Architectural Acumen: A deep understanding of testing methodologies, modern architecture, and design patterns, coupled with a strategic mindset to balance immediate needs with long-term architectural vision.
• Developer-Centric Passion: A genuine passion for developer experience, with a history of creating impactful tools and improving workflows for large engineering teams.
• Complex Codebase Navigation: Proven ability to navigate, understand, and significantly improve complex, mature, and often unowned codebases, demonstrating adaptability and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional Communication: Strong collaboration skills and a natural ability to mentor and guide other engineers, effectively communicating complex technical concepts across diverse teams and handling context switching with ease.
• Bonus Points: Experience with modularized codebases, building and maintaining internal tooling, or SDK development in a multi-product environment.

Why you should join SumUp

• Opportunity to work with a truly global, multicultural team from our central Covent Garden location, wrapped in historic charm and modern flair. This involves an office-first setup
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: be part of a workplace that values and promotes diversity, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone's perspectives are respected and embraced
• Enrolment onto our Virtual Stock Option programme: you will own a stake in SumUp's future success
• Generous time off: enjoy 28 days of paid leave, plus bank holidays and special leaves
• Health matters: Vitality health cover, including optical and dental
• Life made easier: salary-sacrifice commuter benefits via Gogeta
• Financial security: retirement scheme (SumUp matches 7% when you contribute 5%)
• Peace of mind: life insurance from MetLife for 2× your salary
• Break4me: 1-month sabbatical after 3 years of service
• Referral Bonus: earn additional rewards by referring talented individuals to join the SumUp team

About us:

Be empowered to do more that matters.

At SumUp, we're 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 36 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 team 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. 

SumUp is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, actively seeking and embracing diversity in our workforce. We don't 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. Our commitment extends beyond recruitment to creating a safe and respectful workplace where harassment of any form is strictly prohibited.

Explore career opportunities with us and join a team driven by collaboration, innovation, and a shared vision of creating a world where everyone can build a thriving business. Discover more about our vibrant and inclusive work culture and how we work on our careers website, and follow our journey on LinkedIn and Instagram.