Hopper is hiring a
Senior Software Engineer, Backend, Remote - United States

Summary

The job is for a Senior Backend Developer in Hopper Fintech Ancillaries team to design, implement, deploy, and operate complex backend systems for integrating fintech offerings with large travel companies. The ideal candidate should have experience with distributed systems, cloud services, Scala (preferably), and prior travel or eCommerce experience.

Requirements

• The ability to bring leading industry techniques and technologies to the table
• A strong understanding of distributed systems and how architectural decisions affect performance and maintainability
• Excelled in cross-functional teams, working fluidly with Product Managers, Data Scientists, Frontend Engineers, and other highly skilled specialists
• A passionate focus on quality, writing testable code that performs and scales
• The ability to work with minimal guidance, be proactive and to handle uncertainty, ambiguity and the challenge of quickly evolving goals

Responsibilities

• Iterate on features in an agile manner using Scala and technologies like GCP, OpenAPI, BigQuery, Pub/Sub among others
• Decide how to best build core systems in the context of our microservices architecture
• Ship your first code in days, iterating on features in an agile manner
• Collaborate with a diverse group of people, giving and receiving feedback for growth
• Execute on big opportunities, helping Hopper rise to the top of the travel industry

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior cloud experience
• Working with Scala and its libraries (ideally, not required)
• Prior travel or eCommerce experience

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