Senior Backend Engineer – Lodging and Cars

🕒 July 1

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Hopper

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201 - 500 employees

🏨 Hospitality

📦 Logistics

✈️ Travel

💰 $96M Venture Round on 2022-11

Hospitality • Logistics • Travel

Hopper is a travel booking platform that offers a one-stop solution for planning trips, including flights, hotels, rental cars, and homes. The platform features advanced options such as price prediction, disruption assistance, and the Price Freeze™ feature, allowing travelers to secure deals and manage changes conveniently. Hopper is known for its mobile app availability on iOS and Android, providing a streamlined experience for its users. It serves millions of travelers worldwide, offering VIP support and various affiliate programs for partners.

📋 Description

• Execute end-to-end technical integrations with external partners • Write clean, performant code in Scala or other JVM languages • Explore and troubleshoot existing complex codebases • Partner with Product Managers and Operations to decompose business requirements • Take full ownership of development lifecycle for new product features • Contribute to design of highly resilient services • Participate in thorough code reviews

🎯 Requirements

• Strong proficiency in Scala or other JVM languages (Java, Kotlin) • Proven track record in microservices architecture • Practical experience with distributed systems and service communication methods (gRPC, Pub/Sub, REST) • Ability to onboard quickly and handle technical ambiguity • Excellent communication skills • Professional curiosity for the travel tech industry

🏖️ Benefits

• Independent Contractor engagement • Tax and VAT compliance responsibility • Professional indemnity insurance requirement