SumUp tech stack
SumUp builds mostly with Go, SQL, Kotlin, Java. Its stack also includes AWS, Apache Kafka, PostgreSQL, Snowflake. Go is named in 27 of the 89 job postings SumUp published in the last 12 months (30%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of SumUp, updated Sep 27, 2026.
What programming languages does SumUp use?
Go is named in 30% of job postings at SumUp, followed by SQL (26%), Kotlin (21%), Java (17%).
Go
27 30%
SQL
23 26%
Kotlin
19 21%
Java
15 17%
Python
15 17%
Elixir
6 7%
TypeScript
5 6%
JavaScript
4 4%
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What frameworks and libraries does SumUp use?
Jetpack Compose is named in 3% of job postings at SumUp, followed by Kotlin Multiplatform (3%), React.js (3%), Spring Boot (3%).
Jetpack Compose
3 3%
Kotlin Multiplatform
3 3%
React.js
3 3%
Spring Boot
3 3%
SwiftUI
2 2%
UIKit
2 2%
Angular
1 1%
LangChain
1 1%
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What databases does SumUp use?
PostgreSQL is named in 19% of job postings at SumUp, followed by Snowflake (11%), BigQuery (3%), Google BigQuery (3%).
PostgreSQL
17 19%
Snowflake
10 11%
BigQuery
3 3%
Google BigQuery
3 3%
Redis
2 2%
OpenSearch
1 1%
Trino
1 1%
ClickHouse
1 1%
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What cloud and platforms does SumUp use?
AWS is named in 27% of job postings at SumUp, followed by Apache Kafka (27%), Kubernetes (26%), Grafana (13%).
AWS
24 27%
Apache Kafka
24 27%
Kubernetes
23 26%
Grafana
12 13%
Honeycomb
10 11%
Figma
8 9%
Tableau
7 8%
GitHub Actions
6 7%
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What developer tools does SumUp use?
Docker is named in 15% of job postings at SumUp, followed by Microsoft Excel (13%), Prometheus (7%), Cursor (6%).
Docker
13 15%
Prometheus
6 7%
Cursor
5 6%
Copilot
4 4%
ArgoCD
3 3%
Terraform
3 3%
dbt
3 3%
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What AI and ML technologies does SumUp use?
LLM is named in 4% of job postings at SumUp, followed by ChatGPT (3%), Udio (1%).
Udio Which engineering practices does SumUp ask for?
CI/CD is named in 24% of job postings at SumUp, followed by Machine Learning (8%), AI Agents (8%), A/B Testing (7%).
CI/CD
21 24%
AI Agents
7 8%
MVVM
5 6%
MVI
3 3%
Reactive Programming
3 3%
Dependency Injection
2 2%
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What other technologies does SumUp use?
Kotlin Coroutines is named in 3% of job postings at SumUp.
Kotlin Coroutines
3 3%
What does each SumUp team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
28 postingsAnalytics
12 postingsFinance
11 postingsMobile
8 postingsLeadership
5 postingsDesign
5 postingsHow does your stack fit SumUp?
How is the SumUp stack changing?
Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.
How modern is the SumUp stack?
SumUp scores 87 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the SumUp stack in its industry?
Share of the 354 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets SumUp apart
Companies with a stack like SumUp
Questions about the SumUp tech stack
What programming languages does SumUp use?
The languages named in SumUp job postings are Go (30%), SQL (26%), Kotlin (21%), Java (17%), Python (17%), as a share of the 89 postings of the last 12 months.
Does SumUp use Jetpack Compose?
Yes. Jetpack Compose is named in 3 of 89 job postings (3%) and required in 3 of them.
What cloud and platforms does SumUp use?
The cloud and platforms named in SumUp job postings are AWS (24), Apache Kafka (24), Kubernetes (23) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at SumUp?
Backend postings at SumUp most often require Go (20), Apache Kafka (19), AWS (15), Kubernetes (14), out of 28 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the SumUp tech stack changing?
Yes. Dependency Injection, Rest API, Redis, Ruby first appeared in SumUp job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the SumUp tech stack?
SumUp scores 87 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the SumUp tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting SumUp publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 89 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 27, 2026.
Method and citation
Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count
Alion, "SumUp tech stack: 109 technologies from 89 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/sumup/technologies