Remote Senior Frontend Engineer - HTS / Stays (100% remote)

Description:

• Hopper Technology Solutions (HTS) powers major travel portals and is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer to help architect, optimize, and scale their platform.
• The role involves developing features and defining the foundations for scalable, high-performance travel portals.
• The engineer will work on a next-generation lodging, car, and packaging platform, assisting top brands in driving ancillary revenue and supporting Hopper's exponential growth.
• The ideal candidate should be an experienced React engineer focused on building world-class user experiences while minimizing long-term maintenance overhead.
• Daily responsibilities include collaborating with a team of engineers in a low-process environment, driving decisions through documentation, and shipping features rapidly.
• The engineer will architect scalable front-end solutions, work with PMs and business partners to refine the roadmap, and provide and receive feedback in a cross-functional team.

Requirements:

• The candidate must have deep expertise in React, including functional components, hooks, performance optimizations, server-side rendering, hydration, and advanced state management.
• Extensive experience with complex state management tools such as React Context, Redux, or Zustand is required.
• Advanced knowledge of CSS, including SCSS, CSS-in-JS, Tailwind, animations, and handling browser quirks is necessary.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and experience in developing and maintaining enterprise-scale applications is essential.
• The candidate should have experience optimizing frontend performance through techniques like lazy loading, code-splitting, and caching strategies.
• A strong understanding of frontend architecture and the ability to design scalable, maintainable systems is required.
• Familiarity with server-side rendering and static site generation, particularly with Next.js, is important for creating SEO-friendly experiences.
• Experience working with backend APIs (GraphQL, REST) and efficient data-fetching strategies is necessary.
• Bonus points for familiarity with backend systems and cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS.
• A passion for writing testable code and understanding what to test in front-end applications is essential.

Benefits:

• Employees receive a competitive salary and the potential for pre-IPO equity packages in a well-funded startup with large ambitions.
• Group medical and dental insurance is provided to full-time employees.
• Life insurance with short-term and long-term disability coverage is included.
• All employees and their dependents have access to telemedicine services at any time.
• The company offers generous parental leave that exceeds industry standards.
• Employees enjoy unlimited paid time off (PTO).
• A Carrot Cash travel stipend is provided.
• Flexdesk Access Pass and a work-from-home stipend are available.
• The company promotes an entrepreneurial culture that encourages pushing limits and taking risks.
• Open communication with management and company leadership is emphasized.
• Small, dynamic teams allow for a significant impact on the company's success.