Senior Analytics Engineer

At SumUp, we are motivated by the purpose of levelling the playing field for small businesses. We empower small business owners by creating simple and affordable tools to manage payments, finance and customer relationships. We are a passionate team that thrives on human connection, autonomy and the desire to constantly learn, guided by our values Founder’s Mentality, Team First and We Care. We want to build an enduring organisation that is people-positive, disciplined and that constantly innovates from within. Agility is the essence of an enduring organisation and we strive to create an organisation that fosters it.

In Global Operations, we build the best customer experience in fintech. The Senior Analytics Engineer role is critical for creating the robust, high-quality data foundation that drives efficiency, powers AI-driven automation, and enables data-driven decisions for our merchants and support agents. You will be the expert who builds and maintains the data engine using dbt and Snowflake, ensuring analysts, product managers, and AI systems have trusted, accessible data.

What You'll Be Doing

• You will be the dedicated data owner for the Operations Tribe, focused on transforming raw data into reliable, scalable data products.
• Own, develop, and maintain the Operations data structure (DAOPS) using expert-level SQL and dbt within Snowflake, managing over 200 data models and ensuring clear business logic.
• Manage and optimize data pipeline orchestration (e.g., Airflow), handling critical third-party ingestions (Trustpilot, NICE) and implementing resource/cost optimizations.
• Drive self-service analytics by setting up best practices for data governance, quality, and accessibility, creating documentation and marts for stakeholders.
• Implement robust data governance, focusing on PII management, access control, and quality checks to ensure report reliability.
• Provide the perfectly structured data foundation for new AI tools being developed to automate tasks and drive efficiency in Support.
• Enabling Broad Self-Service: Architecting solutions to upskill stakeholders and shift from centralized requests to decentralized, high-quality self-service data access.
• Complex Onboarding: Rapidly mastering a large, fully-built data infrastructure with over 200 models and understanding the deep business logic behind every transformation.

 

You’ll Be Great for This Position If You Have

• 3-5+ years of Analytics Engineering or Data Engineering experience.
• Expert-level SQL skills for complex transformations and optimization.
• Strong hands-on experience with dbt for building production data models.
• Solid experience with Snowflake (or comparable DWH) and pipeline orchestration (Airflow or similar).
• A track record of working on integrations involving APIs, various data sources, and robust ETL/ELT processes.
• Strong documentation skills and a passion for enabling self-service analytics.
• A true team player attitude who thrives on cross-functional collaboration.
• Self-drive, proactiveness, and high adaptability in a fast-paced environment.
• Commitment to data governance, quality, and ownership.
• A passion for AI Technology, excited to power SumUp's next generation of automated support tools.

Why you should join SumUp

🌎 Opportunity to work with SumUppers globally on large-scale fintech products used by millions of businesses worldwide, from our Berlin office. 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

📚 A dedicated annual L&D budget of €2000 for attending conferences and/or advancing your career through further education

💶 A corporate pension scheme where we match up to 20% of your contributions

🏖️ Generous time off: enjoy 28 days of paid leave plus public holidays and special leave days

🚵🏾‍♂️ Numerous other benefits such as Urban Sports Club subsidy, Kita placement assistance, subsidised office lunches

🌴 Break4me: 1-month sabbatical after 3 years of service

🔗 Referral Bonus: earn additional rewards by referring talented individuals to join the SumUp team

 

About SumUp

At SumUp, we’re on a mission to empower small businesses around the world with simple, affordable tools to help them start, run, and grow. More than 4 million merchants across 36 markets trust us as their financial partner — and we’re just getting started. We’re a global team of 3,000+ people from over 90 nationalities, united by curiosity, collaboration, and care. Our core values and culture shape everything we do, fostering inclusion, learning, and belonging.

SumUp is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, committed to building a safe, respectful, and diverse workplace where everyone can thrive.

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