Remote – Senior Software Engineer @ Hopper

Remote – Senior Software Engineer

Android, Corporate Travel

Posted on 4/4/2023

INACTIVE

1,001-5,000 employees

Website

Travel recommendations app

Company Overview

Hopper is on a mission to become the world’s best — and most fun — place to book travel. By leveraging massive amounts of data, advanced machine learning algorithms, Hopper combines its world-class travel agency offering with proprietary fintech products to help customers spend less and travel better.

Locations

Remote • United States

Experience Level

Entry

Junior

Mid

Senior

Expert

Desired Skills

Android Development

Google Cloud Platform

iOS/Swift

JavaScript

Kotlin

React.js

Redis

REST APIs

Scala

SQL

Python

TypeScript

UI/UX Design

Datadog

CategoriesNew

Software Engineering

Requirements

Love for building customer centric software
4+ years professional experience in native mobile development
Thorough understanding of Kotlin and the Android mobile platform
A passion for building engaging user experiences
A proven track record of building prototypes and taking a data approach to product development, testing and measuring new insights very quickly
A passionate focus on quality, writing testable code that performs well for our users
A desire to help our team continuously improve
A willingness to get scrappy, iterating from an MVP to get to product-market fit
Our mobile app is in native iOS or Android code: Swift and Kotlin
We have a microservice architecture with over 200+ services
Our front-end is on React (JavaScript/TypeScript)
We host our services on Google Cloud
We use things like Pub/Sub, GCP Big Query, Cloud SQL, Redis
We are driven by data so Amplitude, Big Query and Datadog will be your buddies
Hopper sold around $4 billion in travel and travel fintech in 2022, up nearly 3X over 2021. In 2022, Hopper increased its revenue 2.5X year-over year
The company's bespoke fintech products, such as Flight Disruption Guarantee and Price Freeze, now represent 30-40% of Hopper's total app revenue
Given the success of its fintech products, Hopper launched a B2B initiative called Hopper Cloud in late 2021. Through this partnership program, any travel provider (airlines, hotels, banks, travel agencies, etc.) can integrate and seamlessly distribute Hopper's fintech or travel inventory. As its first Hopper Cloud partnership
Hopper partnered with Capital One to co-develop Capital One Travel, a new travel portal designed specifically for cardholders
Recognized as one of the world's most innovative companies by Fast Company four years in a row, Hopper has been downloaded over 80 million times and continues to have millions of new installs each month
Hopper has raised over $700 million USD of private capital and is backed by some of the largest institutional investors and banks in the world. Hopper is primed to continue its acceleration as the world's fastest-growing mobile-first travel marketplace

Responsibilities

Build amazing consumer experiences, taking responsibility for code quality, scalability, reliability and performance
Help build the technical team for Corporate Travel, assist in interviews and onboarding of new team members
Quickly prototype new ideas and run experiments to identify features that customers love
Help shape the mobile architecture design for Corporate Travel, and how it integrates with the rest of the Android app
Collaborate with a diverse group of people, giving and receiving feedback for growth
A passionate focus on quality, writing testable code that performs well for our consumers
A desire to help our team continuously improve

Desired Qualifications

Experience with declarative UI frameworks
Addressed compile-time/build performance issues
Knowledge about the Clean Architecture principles
Mostly Scala on the backend with some Python (Scala experience would be a , but is not required)

About the job

The Corporate Travel team is a new team within Hopper that is making Hopper’s consumer booking experience available to corporate travelers with corporate controls. Corporate travel is a huge segment of the travel industry and has seen limited innovation. As Hopper expands beyond a consumer travel app, we are reimagining how travel can be purchased for a new group of users. Enabling these customer objectives through simple but impactful development is critical to our success. We’re building this platform from the ground up and are looking for a Senior Android Engineer to join the team.

As a member of the Corporate Travel team, you’ll work on a new vertical, with the goal of bringing the best of traveling for business into the main Hopper app. You’ll build foundational features and services that will be core to the business going forward, and design systems that will enable us to move quickly while ensuring a high standard of code quality and scalability. You’ll reimagine the travel booking experience from a new point of view, providing both technical and product insight to direct the team’s roadmap. You’ll work alongside other developers, designers, and product managers to build out the best app for Corporate Travel in the market.

Responsibilities

Build amazing consumer experiences, taking responsibility for code quality, scalability, reliability and performance
Help build the technical team for Corporate Travel, assist in interviews and onboarding of new team members
Quickly prototype new ideas and run experiments to identify features that customers love
Help shape the mobile architecture design for Corporate Travel, and how it integrates with the rest of the Android app
Collaborate with a diverse group of people, giving and receiving feedback for growth
A passionate focus on quality, writing testable code that performs well for our consumers
A desire to help our team continuously improve

Minimum Qualifications

Love for building customer centric software
4+ years professional experience in native mobile development
Thorough understanding of Kotlin and the Android mobile platform
A passion for building engaging user experiences
A proven track record of building prototypes and taking a data approach to product development, testing and measuring new insights very quickly
A passionate focus on quality, writing testable code that performs well for our users
A desire to help our team continuously improve
A willingness to get scrappy, iterating from an MVP to get to product-market fit

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with declarative UI frameworks
Addressed compile-time/build performance issues
Knowledge about the Clean Architecture principles

Our Tech Stack

Our mobile app is in native iOS or Android code: Swift and Kotlin
We have a microservice architecture with over 200+ services.
Mostly Scala on the backend with some Python (Scala experience would be a bonus, but is not required)
Our front-end is on React (JavaScript/TypeScript)
We host our services on Google Cloud.
We use things like Pub/Sub, GCP Big Query, Cloud SQL, Redis.
We are driven by data so Amplitude, Big Query and Datadog will be your buddies.

Benefits

Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and stock options
Unlimited PTO
WeWork All Access Pass OR Work-from-home stipend
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 telemedicine, medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance plans
Access to a 401k (United States) or Retirement Savings Plan (Canada)

MORE ABOUT HOPPER

At Hopper, we are on a mission to become the world’s best — and most fun — place to book travel. By leveraging massive amounts of data, advanced machine learning algorithms, Hopper combines its world-class travel agency offering with proprietary fintech products to help customers spend less and travel better. Ranked the third largest online travel agency in North America, the app has been downloaded nearly 80 million times and continues to gain market share globally.

Here are just a few stats that demonstrate the company’s recent growth:

- Hopper sold around $4 billion in travel and travel fintech in 2022, up nearly 3X over 2021. In 2022, Hopper increased its revenue 2.5X year-over year.

- The company’s bespoke fintech products, such as Flight Disruption Guarantee and Price Freeze, now represent 30-40% of Hopper’s total app revenue.

- Given the success of its fintech products, Hopper launched a B2B initiative called Hopper Cloud in late 2021. Through this partnership program, any travel provider (airlines, hotels, banks, travel agencies, etc.) can integrate and seamlessly distribute Hopper’s fintech or travel inventory. As its first Hopper Cloud partnership,

- Hopper partnered with Capital One to co-develop Capital One Travel, a new travel portal designed specifically for cardholders.

- Recognized as one of the world’s most innovative companies by Fast Company four years in a row, Hopper has been downloaded over 80 million times and continues to have millions of new installs each month.

- Hopper has raised over $700 million USD of private capital and is backed by some of the largest institutional investors and banks in the world. Hopper is primed to continue its acceleration as the world’s fastest-growing mobile-first travel marketplace.

Come take off with us!