What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Fintech position at Hopper?
About the job
Hopper’s Hotel Cancel For Any Reason (CFAR) team is responsible for integrating our proprietary fintech offerings with some of the largest travel companies in the world as well as our own direct to customer offerings.
As such the role is both B2C and B2B2C. Within this vertical we construct systems and build fintech offerings to scale globally, managing how to evolve and innovate on current and new offerings, and translating that to customer value and business value to Hopper as a whole.
We're looking for a Senior Backend Developer to join our growing fintech team! Within our team you will have the opportunity to deliver an outsized impact for the company on one of the company’s most critical roadmaps.
As a Sr. Software Engineer you will be directly responsible for designing, implementing, deploying and operating the complex backend systems that power our integrations!
What would your day-to-day look like:
Iterate on features in an agile manner using Scala (no prior experience required) and technologies like GCP, OpenAPI, BigQuery, Pub/Sub among others.
Decide how to best build core systems in the context of our microservices architecture
Ship your first code in days, iterating on features in an agile manner
Collaborate with a diverse group of people, giving and receiving feedback for growth
Execute on big opportunities, helping Hopper rise to the top of the travel industry
An ideal candidate has:
The ability to bring leading industry techniques and technologies to the table
A strong understanding of distributed systems and how architectural decisions affect performance and maintainability
Excelled in cross-functional teams, working fluidly with Product Managers, Data Scientists, Frontend Engineers, and other highly skilled specialists
A passionate focus on quality, writing testable code that performs and scales
The ability to work with minimal guidance, be proactive and to handle uncertainty, ambiguity and the challenge of quickly evolving goals
Prior cloud experience
Working with Scala and its libraries
Prior travel or eCommerce experience
Experience and desire to contribute to front ends as a FS engineer is a plus, especially React web front ends
Perks and benefits of working with us:
Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and the upsides of pre-IPO equity packages.
Unlimited PTO.
Carrot Cash travel stipend.
Access to co-working space on demand through FlexDesk AND Work-from-home stipend.
Please ask us about our very generous parental leave, much above industry standards!.
Entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking risks is everyday business.
Open communication with management and company leadership.
Small, dynamic teams = massive impact.
100% employer paid Medical, Dental and Vision coverage for employees.
Access to Disability & Life insurance.
Health Reimbursement Account (HRA).
DCA/ FSA and access to 401k plan
Salary : $91,000 - $139,000
