Remote Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Cars/Agency

Description:

• The Senior Software Engineer, Backend position at Remote-CAN involves designing, implementing, deploying, and operating complex backend systems for Car Rentals distribution channels.
• The role includes working on feature development and infrastructure within the Cars Agency team.
• Responsibilities include building and maintaining a robust infrastructure supporting millions of bookings annually, solving technical and software architecture challenges, and contributing to a microservice architecture system.
• The ideal candidate will have experience with microservices architecture, API integrations, API design, data-heavy platforms, gRPC/Protobuf, functional programming, cloud platforms, Kubernetes, distributed systems, and backend engineering at scale.
• The role offers opportunities to collaborate with diverse teams, automate operational processes, and contribute to Hopper's growth in the travel industry.

Requirements:

• Solid understanding of microservices architecture and the ability to develop Scala microservices, with some experience in JVM strongly preferred.
• Experience in building and managing external API integrations and designing APIs.
• Professional experience in developing data-heavy platforms or APIs.
• Familiarity with gRPC/Protobuf and functional programming languages like Java, Scala, Haskell, F#, etc.
• Knowledge of Cloud Platforms, with GCP knowledge as a plus, and experience with Kubernetes.
• Understanding of distributed systems, architectural decisions' impact on performance and maintainability, and backend engineering at scale.
• Focus on quality, writing testable code, and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience in the travel industry would be advantageous.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and pre-IPO equity packages in a well-funded startup.
• 100% coverage of group insurance premiums, life, short term, and long term disability coverage.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) for medical and dental expenses.
• Access to telemedicine services, RRSP plan, and generous parental leave.
• Unlimited PTO, travel stipend, co-working space access, and work-from-home stipend.
• Entrepreneurial culture, open communication, and small, dynamic teams for a significant impact.