Hopper’s Hotel Cancel For Any Reason (CFAR) team integrates proprietary fintech offerings with major travel companies and direct customer offerings.
The role encompasses both B2C and B2B2C aspects, focusing on constructing systems and building fintech offerings for global scalability.
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 that support 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 to execute on significant opportunities.
Requirements:
Candidates should bring leading industry techniques and technologies to the team.
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, Frontend Engineers, and other specialists is required.
A focus on quality is necessary, with the ability to write testable code that performs and scales.
Candidates must be able to work with minimal guidance, be proactive, and handle uncertainty and evolving goals.
Prior cloud experience is required.
Experience with Scala and its libraries is necessary.
Prior experience in travel or eCommerce is preferred.
Experience and interest in contributing to front-end development, particularly with React web front ends, is a plus.
Benefits:
The position offers a competitive salary and pre-IPO equity packages as part of a well-funded startup with large ambitions.
Employees enjoy unlimited PTO.
A Carrot Cash travel stipend is provided.
Access to co-working space on demand through FlexDesk and a work-from-home stipend is available.
The company offers generous parental leave, exceeding industry standards.
An entrepreneurial culture encourages pushing limits and taking risks.
Open communication with management and company leadership is promoted.
Employees work in small, dynamic teams, allowing for a massive impact.
The company provides 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees.
Access to Disability and Life insurance is included.
A Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) is available, along with DCA/FSA and access to a 401k plan.
