Remote Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Backend Engineer at Hopper Technology Solutions (HTS) to collaborate with the client in building a new travel portal. The role involves designing and maintaining multi-tenant systems and APIs, working cross-functionally with top-tier engineers, and having 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional full-time in software engineering with a focus on backend development
• Proficiency with any strongly typed language such as Scala, C#, Java, Go, Kotlin, et cetera
• Experience with microservice heavy ecosystems
• Experience with distributed systems and asynchronous messaging (Kafka, Azure Service Bus, Pub./Sub)
• Experience working with gRPC/Protobuf
• A demonstrated history of enterprise scale system design
• Proficiency working in multiple cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure)
• Solid problem-solving and debugging skills, with the tendency to want to automate repetitive tasks to make things easier going forward
• A passion for writing testable code and testing it - Knows what to test, what not to test, and what kinds of tests matter

Responsibilities

• Work with a group of top-tier engineers in a low-process environment powered by trust and autonomy
• Drive decisions and consensus asynchronously with thoughtful documentation
• Ship fast. Learn fast. Repeat
• Design and implement internal and external facing APIs to power new functionality in the HTS platform
• Work directly with PMs and business partners to help define and refine our roadmap. Your voice matters
• Collaborate cross-functionally with a diverse group of people, giving and receiving feedback for growth

Benefits

• Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and the upsides of pre-IPO equity packages
• Unlimited PTO
• Carrot Cash travel stipend
• Flexdesk All Access Pass AND Work-from-home stipend
• Please ask us about our very generous parental leave, much above industry standards!
• Entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking risks is everyday business
• Open communication with management and company leadership
• Small, dynamic teams = massive impact
• 100% employer paid medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance plans
• Up to 4000$ per year in Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• FSA/ DCA: Hopper offers pre-tax deduction for out-of-pocket expenditures for health and dependent care costs
• Access to a 401K plan