About the job
About the Role
Join Hopper's Fintech team, the driving force behind our most advanced and profitable products, including Cancel for Any Reason and Disruption Assistance. Your expertise will contribute to designing, developing, and scaling backend systems that empower these unique fintech solutions, collaborating with major global travel entities (airlines, banks, hotels) via our B2B platform, Hopper Technology Solutions (HTS).
In this pivotal role, you will help shape Hopper's B2B strategy by creating highly reliable, globally scalable systems that ensure peace of mind for millions of travelers using our partners' platforms, while also significantly boosting the company’s revenue.
We are on the lookout for a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to help us revolutionize travel fintech for our HTS APAC and Enterprise airline partners.
Your Daily Responsibilities
Develop features iteratively in an agile setting using Scala and React (no previous experience needed) alongside technologies like GCP, OpenAPI, BigQuery, and Pub/Sub.
Determine the optimal approach for building core systems within our microservices architecture.
Deploy your first code within days, continuously iterating on features.
Engage with a diverse team, exchanging feedback for professional growth.
Seize significant opportunities that propel Hopper to the forefront of the travel industry.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Proficient in applying leading industry techniques and technologies.
Deep understanding of distributed systems and the impact of architectural decisions on performance and maintainability.
Experience collaborating effectively in cross-functional teams alongside Product Managers, Data Scientists, Frontend Engineers, and other highly skilled professionals.
Strong commitment to quality, focusing on writing testable, scalable code.
Ability to operate independently, proactively tackling uncertainty and rapidly changing objectives.
Previous experience with cloud technologies.
Familiarity with Scala and/or React and associated libraries.
Experience in the airline/travel sector or eCommerce.
Knowledge of UX design tools like Figma.
