Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Platform Team

SumUp; Berlin; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Virtual Stock Options

Annual L&D budget €2000

Pension scheme

28 days paid leave

Urban Sports Club subsidy

Kita placement assistance

Subsidised office lunches

Break4me: 1-month sabbatical

Referral bonus

Job summary

SumUp in Berlin is seeking a Senior ML Platform Engineer to design and build production-grade ML infrastructure, from feature stores to model serving, with a small, high-trust team of ML and ML Ops engineers.

You will collaborate with data scientists and Data Platform teams to standardise tooling, accelerate feature creation, and drive platform adoption across SumUp's data initiatives.

Qualifications

• 6+ years building production-grade ML infrastructure.
• Proficient in Python and ML libraries.
• Experience with ML orchestration tools and platform tooling.
• Strong knowledge of batch and real-time data processing (Spark/Flink/Kafka).
• Experience with AWS and infra tooling (Docker/Kubernetes/Terraform).

Responsibilities

• Design and build ML platform tooling for feature engineering, training, experimentation, monitoring, and serving.
• Simplify feature creation for data scientists with better abstractions and tooling.
• Standardise ML infrastructure and developer experience with self-service components.
• Partner with data scientists to translate workflows into platform improvements.
• Mentor data scientists on best practices and drive platform adoption.
• Collaborate with Data Platform teams to align ML initiatives with broader data work.

Skills

Python

ML libraries

Mentoring data scientists

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Metaflow

MLflow

Kubeflow

Tecton

Chronon

Airflow

Spark

Flink

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

Job description

Location: Berlin, Germany | Employment type: Office First | Team: Machine Learning Platform, Data & ML Platform

Team description

SumUp's Machine Learning Platform team builds the foundational tools that every data scientist at SumUp relies on, from feature engineering and model training through to experimentation, monitoring, and serving. Right now, taking a model from idea to production can take months rather than weeks. You'll join a small, high-trust team of ML and ML Ops engineers who sit alongside our Data Streaming and Data Gateway teams, giving you first‑hand visibility into how data moves and transforms across the business. If you enjoy building reliable and self‑service platforms, this is a chance to shape infrastructure that touches nearly every model SumUp runs.

What you'll do

• Design and build ML platform tooling that supports feature engineering, training, experimentation, monitoring, and serving across both online and offline use cases
• Simplify how data scientists create features, reducing reliance on complex Spark workflows through better abstractions or tooling
• Standardise ML infrastructure and developer experience, replacing fragmented, ad hoc solutions with scalable, self‑service components
• Partner closely with data scientists to understand their workflows and pain points, translating them into concrete platform improvements
• Mentor data scientists on best practices, helping drive adoption of the platform across teams
• Collaborate with the Data Platform teams to keep ML initiatives aligned with wider data engineering work

You’ll be great for this role if…

• More than 6 years of experience building production‑grade ML infrastructure such as feature stores, training or orchestration frameworks, experimentation platforms, or model serving and monitoring systems
• Strong proficiency in Python and ML libraries.
• Experience with ML orchestration tools such as Metaflow, and familiarity with platform tooling such as MLflow, Kubeflow, Tecton, Chronon, or Airflow
• Solid understanding of batch and real‑time data processing patterns, for example Spark, Flink or Kafka
• Comfort working with AWS cloud native services and infrastructure tooling such as Docker, Kubernetes, or Terraform
• Track record of partnering with stakeholders to turn workflow pain points into reusable, self‑service platform capabilities

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 your individual development, which can be used to attend conferences and/or advance 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

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 39 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 4,000 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. Discover more about our culture and opportunities on our careers website, and follow our journey on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok.

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