Senior Software Engineer – Fintech, Disruption and Insurance

September 19

🏄 California – Remote

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🌽 Illinois – Remote

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🏄 California – Remote 🌽 Illinois – Remote 🗽 New York – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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Hopper

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Travel • Technology

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.

201 - 500 employees

💰 $96M Venture Round on 2022-11

📋 Description

• Crafting, implementing, and deploying sophisticated backend systems that power Hopper’s user experience. • Planning, investigating, and scoping upcoming projects owned by the engineer. • Mentoring team members via pair programming and asynchronous communication channels. • Writing, reviewing, and improving production code. • Learning and adopting new technical concepts, services, and GCP features that provide value. • Participating in regular team meetings to discuss projects and plan upcoming sprints. • Leading and delivering complex, multi-month projects to production. • Collaborating with the Fintech team to grow the Disruption and Insurance product category.

🎯 Requirements

• Experienced in full-stack development, with emphasis on backend skills. • Proficient in Scala or other JVM languages (Kotlin, Java) with production experience. • Solid understanding of system architecture and designing scalable, maintainable solutions. • Skilled in service communication methods: gRPC, pub/sub, REST. • Knowledgeable in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and cloud-native development best practices. • Experienced in deploying infrastructure using Terraform or similar tools. • Demonstrated ability to lead and deliver complex, multi-month projects from inception to production. • Committed to enhancing system quality and reliability; strong software engineering practices. • Professional background in the travel or fintech industries. • At least 4 years of experience in a fullstack web engineering role. • Experience mentoring other engineers (pair programming and asynchronous mentoring).

🏖️ Benefits

• Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and 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 above industry standards. • Entrepreneurial culture encouraging risk-taking and impact. • Open communication with management and company leadership. • Small, dynamic teams enabling 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 401(k) plan. • Potential sign-on bonus and equity (options/RSUs).