Senior Software Engineer @ Hopper

Senior Software Engineer

Backend, Canada Expansion, Remote

Posted on 3/16/2023

INACTIVE

Locations

Remote • United States

Experience Level

Entry

Junior

Mid

Senior

Expert

Desired Skills

Haskell

Java

Scala

Requirements

Love for building customer centric software
6+ years professional experience in backend development
Solid understanding of microservices architecture and ability to autonomously develop Scala-based microservices
Experience building and managing multiple external API integrations
Professional experience developing data-heavy platforms or APIs, functional programming experience strongly preferred (Java, Scala, Haskell, F#, etc…)
A passionate focus on quality, writing testable code that performs and scales
Proven track record of leading less-experienced engineers in building stable and scalable code
Experience with, or willing to learn, distributed system development in Scala
Excelled in cross-functional teams, working fluidly with Product Managers, Data Scientists, Mobile Engineers, and other highly skilled specialists
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

We're a customer obsessed travel tech company that's changing our category
We sell approximately $4bn/year of travel
We're in hypergrowth, having achieved between 2-4x annual revenue growth every year since 2019
Build new services that support improvements in the user experience
Design, discuss, propose and implement refactors to our backend
Integrate new providers working with third-party APIs and partners
Work in a complex dynamic environment with a rich API tier
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

About the Role

Hopper is the #1 most downloaded travel app in the United States, selling air, hotel, car rentals, and homes, in addition to our proprietary fintech products.

- We’re a customer obsessed travel tech company that’s changing our category,

- We sell approximately $4bn/year of travel,

- We’re in hypergrowth, having achieved between 2-4x annual revenue growth every year since 2019.

Hopper is expanding in Canada. While Hopper was founded in Montreal, this will be Hopper’s first team exclusively focused on Canada Expansion.

As a software engineer and founding team-member in our Canada Expansion group, you will be responsible for both improving existing services and creating innovative, new services catered towards Canadians. Projects will include coding alone as well as with engineers from other teams. Your work will directly impact how millions of Canadians book their travel.

In this role you will

Build new services that support improvements in the user experience.
Design, discuss, propose and implement refactors to our backend
Integrate new providers working with third-party APIs and partners.
Work in a complex dynamic environment with a rich API tier
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

A perfect candidate has

Love for building customer centric software
6+ years professional experience in backend development
Solid understanding of microservices architecture and ability to autonomously develop Scala-based microservices
Experience building and managing multiple external API integrations
Professional experience developing data-heavy platforms or APIs, functional programming experience strongly preferred (Java, Scala, Haskell, F#, etc…)
A passionate focus on quality, writing testable code that performs and scales
Proven track record of leading less-experienced engineers in building stable and scalable code
Experience with, or willing to learn, distributed system development in Scala
Excelled in cross-functional teams, working fluidly with Product Managers, Data Scientists, Mobile Engineers, and other highly skilled specialists

Benefits

Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and stock options
Unlimited PTO
$200 Carrot Cash annual travel stipend (available in most countries)
Full health, medical, coverage
WeWork All Access Pass
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
Access to a 401K (USA) or Retirement Savings Plan (CAN)

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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!

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