Senior Software Engineer - Hotels / Commercial Enablement
Company: Hopper
Location: Boston
Posted on: April 15, 2024
Job Description:
About the jobDo you want to substantially impact the future of
Hopper's travel technology? We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer
to join our Hotel team and help us innovate the evolution of travel
selling and booking technology. Hotel contributes to 70% of the
company's overall revenue. As a Software Engineer, you will be
directly responsible for crafting, implementing, and deploying the
sophisticated backend systems that power Hopper's award-winning
user experience.We're seeking an experienced Software Engineer to
join our team to help us grow and mature our hotel stack.What would
your day-to-day look like:
- Planning, investigating, or scoping out an upcoming project
that you own.
- Mentoring other team members, either through pair programming
or asynchronously through Slack.
- Writing code, reviewing code, and improving code.
- Learning about a new technical concept, service, or GCP feature
that provides value to our team.
- While Hopper has a low-meeting culture (no one has more than 10
hours of meetings scheduled at the start of a week, including
managers), we find value in regular meetings to discuss ongoing
projects with the team and plan work for upcoming sprints.An ideal
candidate has:
- Experienced in full-stack development, with a strong emphasis
on backend skills.
- Proficient in Scala or other JVM languages (like Java), with
demonstrated experience in a production setting.
- Solid understanding of system architecture, focusing on
designing scalable and maintainable solutions.
- Skilled in various service communication methods, including
gRPC, pub/sub, and REST.
- Knowledgeable in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and cloud-native
development best practices.
- Experienced in deploying infrastructure using Terraform or
similar tools.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and deliver complex, multi-month
projects from inception to production.
- Committed to enhancing system quality and reliability,
showcasing excellence in software engineering practices.
- Professional background in the travel with an understanding of
their specific challenges and requirements.Perks of working with
us:
- Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions,
competitive salary and stock options/ RSUs
- Unlimited PTO
- Flexport All Access Pass OR Work-from-home stipend
- 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 telemedicine, medical, dental, vision,
disability and life insurance plans
- Access to a 401K plan or RRSP plan (depending of Canada or
USA)#posttoexternalMore about HopperAt Hopper, we are on a mission
to become the leading travel platform globally - powering Hopper's
mobile app, website and our B2B business, HTS (Hopper Technology
Solutions). By leveraging massive amounts of data and advanced
machine learning algorithms, Hopper combines its world-class travel
agency offering with proprietary fintech products to bring
transparency, flexibility and savings to travelers globally. We
have developed several unique fintech solutions that address
everything from pricing volatility to trip disruptions - helping
people travel better and save more on their trips.The Hopper
platform serves hundreds of millions of travelers globally and
continues to capture market share around the world. Ranked the
third largest online travel agency in North America, the Hopper app
has been downloaded over 120 million times and has become largely
popular among younger travelers - with 70% of its users being Gen Z
and millennials.While everyone knows us as the Gen Z and Millennial
travel app, Hopper has evolved to become much more than that. In
recent years, we've grown into a global travel agency and travel
fintech provider that powers some of the world's largest brands.
Through , our B2B division, the company supercharges its partners'
direct channels by integrating our fintech products on their sites
or powering end-to-end travel portals. Today, our partners include
leading travel brands like Capital One, Nubank, Air Canada and many
more.Here are just a few stats that demonstrate the company's
recent growth:Hopper sells billionworth of travel and travel
fintech every year. In 2023, over 1.3 billion trips were planned
through the Hopper app and our HTS partnerships.Our fintech
products - including Price Freeze, Flexibility for Any Reason and
Flight Disruption Assistance - have exceptionally strong CSAT
because the terms are always clear, and customers receive instant,
no-questions-asked resolutions.Almost 30% of our app customers
purchase at least one fintech product when making a booking; and
consumers are more likely to repurchase if they add fintech to
their booking vs if they booked just travel.Given the success of
its fintech products, Hopper launched a B2B initiative, HTS (Hopper
Technology Solutions), which represents more than 50% of the
business.Through HTS, any travel provider (airlines, hotels, banks,
travel agencies, etc.) can integrate and seamlessly distribute
Hopper's fintech or travel inventory on their direct channels. As
its first HTS partnership, the company partnered with Capital One
to co-develop Capital One Travel, a new travel portal designed
specifically for cardholders. Other HTS partners include Air
Canada, Uber, CommBank, Nubank, Flair Airlines with many more in
the pipeline.Featured in Apple's Best of the App Store list of
Essential Travel Apps in 2023 and recognized by the likes of Fast
Company's Most Innovative Companies, Hopper has been downloaded
over 120 million times and continues to have millions of new
installs each month. Hopper is now the #3 largest online travel
agency in North America and 70% of our app customers are Gen-Z and
millennials travelers.Hopper has raised over $750 million USD of
private capital and is backed by some of the largest institutional
investors and banks in the world. Hopper is primed to continue its
acceleration as the world's fastest-growing mobile-first travel
marketplace.Come take off with us!
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