Remote Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Fintech

Description:

• Hopper’s Hotel Cancel For Any Reason (CFAR) team integrates proprietary fintech offerings with major travel companies and direct customer services.
• The role encompasses both B2C and B2B2C aspects, focusing on building scalable fintech systems and offerings.
• The Senior Backend Developer will have a significant impact on one of the company's critical roadmaps.
• Responsibilities include designing, implementing, deploying, and operating complex backend systems for integrations.
• Daily tasks involve iterating on features using Scala and technologies like GCP, OpenAPI, BigQuery, and Pub/Sub.
• The role requires making architectural decisions within a microservices context and collaborating with diverse teams.

Requirements:

• Candidates must bring leading industry techniques and technologies to the role.
• A strong understanding of distributed systems and the impact of architectural decisions on performance and maintainability is essential.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams with Product Managers, Data Scientists, and Frontend Engineers is required.
• A focus on quality and the ability to write testable, scalable code is necessary.
• Candidates should be able to work independently, handle uncertainty, and adapt to quickly evolving goals.
• Prior cloud experience is required, along with familiarity with Scala and its libraries.
• Experience in travel or eCommerce is preferred.
• A desire to contribute to front-end development, particularly with React, is a plus.

Benefits:

• The position offers a competitive salary and pre-IPO equity packages at a well-funded startup.
• Hopper covers 100% of premiums for the group insurance plan, including life, short-term, and long-term disability coverage.
• Employees have access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) for eligible medical and dental expenses.
• Telemedicine services are available to all employees and their dependents through Dialogue.
• An RRSP plan with automatic pre-tax withdrawals is provided for all employees.
• The company offers generous parental leave that exceeds industry standards.
• Employees enjoy unlimited paid time off (PTO) and a travel stipend.
• Access to co-working spaces and a work-from-home stipend is available.
• The company promotes an entrepreneurial culture with open communication and small, dynamic teams for significant impact.