Senior Backend Software Engineer - Enterprise​/Commerce; Remote

Senior Backend Software Engineer - Enterprise / Commerce (100% Remote)

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About The Job

We are looking for a Sr backend software engineer to help build out a world‑class travel portal for users as part of our Hopper Technology Solutions group (HTS).

Tech Stack

• Our backend systems are written in Scala, and we use a suite of GCP services

• Our frontends are web apps using react + typescript

What would your day‑to‑day look like:

• Design, build and operate API and full‑stack solutions

• Operate autonomously but work closely with your fellow engineers as well as designer/PM to ensure high alignment

• Explore engineering improvements for the team and the product

• Collaborate cross‑functionally with the product team, other Hopper teams and external partner teams

• Our group operates with very few meetings and emphasizes strong alignment and asynchronous decision making.

An ideal candidate has:

• A natural drive to fearlessly deep dive into an unknown code base while keeping their eyes on the goal to deliver results fast

• Strong product thinking: their conception of quality is anchored in the customer

• Experience with, or a willingness to learn, distributed system development in Scala

Perks And Benefits Of Working With Us

• Well‑funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and the upsides of pre‑IPO equity packages.

• Unlimited PTO.

• Carrot Cash travel stipend.

• Access to co‑working space on demand through Flex Desk 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 and Vision coverage for employees.

• Access to Disability & Life insurance.

• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA).

• DCA/ FSA and access to 401k plan.

More About Hopper

At Hopper, we are on a mission to become the leading travel platform globally – powering Hopper’s mobile app, website and our B2B business, HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions). By leveraging massive amounts of data and advanced machine learning algorithms, Hopper combines its world‑class travel agency offering with proprietary fintech products to bring transparency, flexibility and savings to travelers globally. We have developed several unique fintech solutions that address everything from pricing volatility to trip disruptions – helping people travel better and save more on their trips.

The Hopper platform serves hundreds of millions of travelers globally and continues to capture market share around the world. The Hopper app has been downloaded over 120 million times and has become largely popular among younger travelers – with 70% of its users being Gen Z and millennia ls. While everyone knows us as the Gen Z and Millennial travel app, Hopper has evolved to become much more than that.

In recent years, we’ve grown into a travel fintech provider, commerce platform, and global travel agency that powers some of the world’s largest brands. Through HTS, our B2B division, the company supercharges its partners’ direct channels by integrating our fintech products on their sites or powering end‑to‑end travel portals. Today, our partners include leading travel brands like Capital One, Nubank, Air Canada, and many more.

Here are just a few stats that demonstrate the company’s recent growth:
Billions of dollars worth of travel and travel fintech are sold through Hopper and HTS’ channels every year. Our fintech products – including Cancel for Any Reason and Flight Disruption Assistance – have exceptionally strong CSAT because the terms are always clear, and customers receive instant, no‑questions‑asked resolutions. Almost 30% of our app customers purchase at least one fintech product when making a booking;

and consumers are 1.6x more likely to repurchase if they add fintech to their booking vs if they booked just travel. Given the success of its fintech products, Hopper launched a B2B initiative,…