Hopper is seeking a Senior Backend Ads Engineer for our HTS Media Services team. You will be a core contributor to the engine that powers our entire advertising platform, designing, building, and scaling the high-throughput, low-latency services that handle ad requests, run auctions, and serve millions of relevant offers to travelers in real-time.
What You'll Do
- Design, develop, and deploy high-performance microservices for ad serving, targeting, and bidding.
- Optimize system performance, identifying and eliminating bottlenecks to ensure services meet stringent low-latency requirements.
- Build resilient, fault-tolerant systems and implement robust monitoring to maintain rock-solid reliability.
- Lead architectural discussions, conduct code reviews, and champion best practices in software development.
- Partner closely with product managers, data engineers, and the rest of the engineering team to ship cohesive, high-impact features.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers on the team.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of professional software development experience, with a focus on building distributed, backend systems.
- Direct experience in ad tech or retail media, including familiarity with concepts like ad serving, real-time bidding, and ad campaign management.
- Proven track record of designing and operating high-throughput, low-latency services in a cloud environment.
- Strong experience with high-performance databases and caching systems.
- Deep understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms.
- A strong sense of ownership and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
Team & Environment
Entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking risks is everyday business. We emphasize open communication with management and company leadership. Our small, dynamic teams allow for massive impact.
Benefits & Compensation
- 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 FlexDesk AND Work-from-home stipend.
- Very generous parental leave, much above industry standards.
- 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.
Work Mode
This is a remote position.
