Hopper is hiring a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer for its Fintech team. In this role, you will build and scale the backend systems that power Hopper's high-margin fintech products, such as Cancel for Any Reason and Disruption Assistance. Your work will be central to our B2B strategy, creating globally-scaled, highly available systems for key partners like HTS APAC and Enterprise airlines.
What You'll Do
- Iterate on features using Scala and React alongside technologies like GCP, OpenAPI, BigQuery, and Pub/Sub in an agile environment.
- Decide how to best build core systems within our microservices architecture.
- Ship code quickly and collaborate with a diverse group of people, giving and receiving feedback for growth.
- Execute on significant opportunities to propel Hopper to the top of the travel industry.
What We're Looking For
- A track record of bringing leading industry techniques and technologies to your work.
- A strong understanding of distributed systems and how architectural decisions affect performance and maintainability.
- Experience excelling in cross-functional teams with Product Managers, Data Scientists, Frontend Engineers, and other specialists.
- A passionate focus on quality, writing testable code that performs and scales.
- The ability to work with minimal guidance, be proactive, and handle uncertainty, ambiguity, and quickly evolving goals.
- Prior cloud experience.
Nice to Have
- Experience working with Scala and/or React and its libraries.
- Prior airline, travel industry, or eCommerce experience.
- Experience in UX design, using tools like Figma.
Technical Stack
- Scala
- React
- GCP (Google Cloud Platform)
- OpenAPI
- BigQuery
- Pub/Sub
Team & Environment
You will join the Fintech team, a group dedicated to building the financial products that are key to Hopper's strategy. We foster an entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking risks is everyday business, supported by open communication and small, dynamic teams designed for massive impact.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive salary and pre-IPO equity packages.
- Carrot Cash travel stipend.
- Monthly cash allowance for private Medical, Dental, Vision & Life insurance expenses.
- Voluntary employer contribution to Employee Provident Fund (EPF).
- Very generous parental leave.
- Flexdesk All Access Pass & Work-from-home stipend.
Work Mode
This is a remote position.
Hopper is an equal opportunity employer.
