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Full-Time
Remote – Senior Software Engineer
Posted on 3/23/2023
Travel recommendations app
Data & Analytics
Senior
San Francisco, CA, USA
Required Skills
Java
AWS
Scala
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
- 6+ years experience thriving in backend engineering positions and delivered user experience at scale
- The ability to bring leading industry techniques and technologies to the table
- .Experience designing, building and operating distributed systems with high performance, reliability and throughput
- Experience and passion for mentoring team members
- A passionate focus on quality, writing testable code that performs and scales
- Excelled in an environment with cross-functional teams, working fluidly with Product Managers, Product Designers, Software Developers, and other highly skilled specialist
- 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
Desired Qualifications
- Backend microservices development experience with Scala or Java
- Experience with AWS or Google Cloud Platform
- Experience in the air travel domain
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.
Company Stage
Series G
Total Funding
$745.7M
Headquarters
Montreal, Canada
Founded
2007
Growth & Insights
Headcount
6 month growth
↓ -14%1 year growth
↓ -17%2 year growth
↑ 0%Benefits
Competitive salary
Stock options
Unlimited PTO
WeWork All Access Pass OR Work-from-home stipend
Open communication with management
Small, dynamic teams = massive impact
Medical, dental, vision, disability & life insurance plans
401k
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