[Remote] Senior Backend Engineer - Lodging and Cars

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Hopper is a leading travel platform on a mission to scale its lodging and cars business unit. The Senior Backend Engineer will be responsible for executing technical integrations, maintaining code quality, and optimizing system performance within a complex microservices environment.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end technical integrations with external lodgings, cars and GDS partners while navigating complex communication protocols and distributed data schemas
• Write clean, performant code in Scala or other JVM languages to maintain, evolve, and uphold rigorous engineering standards for mission-critical lodging services
• Explore and troubleshoot existing complex codebases to deep-dive into infrastructure and resolve production issues in a distributed system environment
• Partner with Product Managers and Operations to decompose business requirements into technical tasks and estimate delivery timelines
• Take full ownership of the development lifecycle for new product features, from initial technical implementation and testing to production deployment
• Contribute to the design of highly resilient, low-latency services to ensure a seamless booking experience for customers under high load
• Participate in thorough code reviews and identify opportunities to optimize scalability, performance, and system health

Skills

• Strong proficiency in Scala or other JVM languages, such as Java or Kotlin, with a focus on building scalable, high-throughput services
• A proven track record of owning the technical implementation, testing, and deployment of features within a microservices architecture
• Practical experience with distributed systems and service communication methods including gRPC, Pub/Sub, and REST
• The ability to onboard quickly and handle technical ambiguity by independently exploring and executing technical plans within existing infrastructure
• Excellent communication skills and a 'bias for action' to effectively collaborate with cross-functional squads in a remote-first environment
• A professional curiosity for the travel tech industry and a commercial mindset focused on delivering reliable booking fulfillment

Benefits

• 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.

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