THE ROLE:
A stellar opportunity to have a massive impact on the future of Hopper's travel technology! We're hiring an amazing Backend Engineer to join the Fin-tech team here at Hopper! Our team is developing new products that will build the foundation for the next generation of travel selling and booking technology and contributes to 70% of the company's revenue! As Senior Software Engineer, you will be directly responsible for designing, implementing, and deploying the complex backend systems that power Hopper’s award-winning user experience!
IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:
- Solve complex technical problems to empower engineering teams
- Work in a dynamic microservices environment with a rich API tier
- Ship your first code in days, iterating on features in an agile manner leveraging Scala
- Build robust and performant infrastructure that supports millions of dollars of revenue.
- Make important architectural decisions about core backend systems to take advantage of our microservices architecture
- Collaborate with a diverse group of people, giving and receiving feedback for growth
- Execute on big opportunities, helping Hopper rise to the top of the travel industry
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE HAS:
- Experience thriving in dynamic backend environments, delivering user experience at scale.
- Experience working with persistence technologies
- The ability to bring leading industry techniques and technologies to the table
- Experience mentoring and leading people at different stages in their career
- Excels in cross-functional teams, working fluidly with Product Managers, Data Scientists, Mobile Engineers, and other highly skilled specialists
- A passionate focus on quality, writing testable code that performs well for our consumers