THE ROLE:Do you want to make a substantial impact on the future of Hopper's travel technology? We're hiring a specialist in Backend Development to join our Fintech team and help us innovate the evolution of travel selling and booking technology. Fintech contributes to 70% of the company's overall revenue and as a Senior Software Engineer, you will be directly responsible for crafting, implementing, and deploying the sophisticated backend systems that power Hopper’s award-winning user experience.IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:Solve sophisticated technical problems that address scalability issues to improve the user experienceWork in a dynamic microservices' environment with a rich API tier and make important architectural decisions about core backend systemsBe empowered to drive innovation for our Fintech products (e.g Price Freeze, Hopper Cloud)Ship your first code in days, iterating on features in an agile manner using Scala and technologies like GCP, Kafka, BigQuery, BigTable, HBase, Cloud SQL among others.Collaborate with a diverse group of people, across Engineering, Data Science, Product and Leadership, executing on big opportunities and helping Hopper rise to the top of the travel industry!AN IDEAL CANDIDATE HAS:Experience growing in dynamic backend environments, delivering user experience at scale.Experience working with persistence technologies and the ability to bring leading industry techniques and technologies to the tableExperience mentoring and leading people at different stages in their careerExcels in multi-functional teams, working fluidly with Product Managers, Data Scientists, Mobile Engineers, and other highly skilled specialistsA passionate focus on quality, writing testable code that performs well for our consumersBENEFITS / PERKS: Well-funded and proven startup offering competitive salary and stock optionsUnlimited PTOWeWork All Access Pass OR Work-from-home stipendAmbitious culture where pushing limits and trying new things is everyday businessOpen communication with management and company leadershipSmall, dynamic teams = substantial impact100% employer paid medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance plansAccess to a 401k (US) or Retirement Savings Plan (Canada) –– Hopper
