Senior Software Engineer - Hotels (Lodging)

Company: Hopper
Location: Chicago
Posted on: October 31, 2024

Job Description:

Disclaimer: We are open to candidates from different time zones, as long as they are willing to overlap with our core working hours of 8 AM to 4 PM EST.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:
  • Experience 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 industry 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
    • Flexdesk coworking All Access Pass AND 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 on Canada or USA)More 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.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.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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