Backend Software Engineer

About the role

Hopper’s Hopper Technology Solutions (HTS) platform drives travel purchases for major global brands. The platform is a configurable, multi‑tenant travel commerce engine that partners use to launch world‑class hotel and travel booking experiences. As a staff software engineer you will build high‑impact product features, architect scalable solutions, and iterate rapidly using AI‑assisted development tools to grow the network of partner cards and unlock incremental spend.

• Backend:
  Scala, GCP services
• Frontend:
  React + Type Script
• Stack‑agnostic:
  Experience with Go, Python, Java or similar is welcome.

• Identify and implement improvements to the codebase to accelerate both human and AI agent development.
• Collaborate with senior engineers in a low‑process, trust‑based environment.
• Drive decisions and consensus asynchronously with thoughtful documentation and specifications.
• Own features end‑to‑end, primarily on the backend, while leveraging AI tooling to move across the stack.
• Architect scalable foundational patterns to launch new partner experiences efficiently.
• Work directly with product managers and business partners to shape and refine the roadmap.
• Collaborate with a diverse group, giving and receiving growth‑oriented feedback.

• A natural drive to dive into unknown codebases and deliver results quickly.
• Strong product thinking focused on customer experience.
• Experience directing AI agents and automated workflows to build and maintain complex systems.
• Experience designing guardrails and feedback loops for reliable AI‑assisted development.
• Mastery or strong willingness to learn distributed system development in Scala.
• Ability to articulate solutions, trade‑offs, and reasoning clearly.

• Competitive salary with pre‑IPO equity packages.
• Hopper covers 100% of the employee premiums for a group insurance plan.
• Automatic smart pension contributions on hire.
• Generous parental leave above industry standards.
• Access to co‑working space on demand and a work‑from‑home stipend.
• Travel stipend for carrot‑cash rewards.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• Entrepreneurial culture encouraging risk‑taking and innovation.
• Open communication with management and leadership.
• Small dynamic teams with high impact.