Fullstack Software Engineer - Fintech / Disruption and Insurance

About the job

Do you want to substantially impact the future of Hopper's travel technology? We're hiring a Software Engineer to join our Fintech team and help us innovate the evolution of travel selling and booking technology. Fintech 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 the Disruption and Insurance category of Hopper’s fintech portfolio of products.

• Planning, investigating, or scoping out an upcoming project that you own.
• 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.

• Experienced in full-stack development, with an emphasis on front-end skills.
• Expert in React, TypeScript, and modern front-end libraries.
• Proficient in Scala or other JVM languages (such as Kotlin or Java), with demonstrated experience in a production setting.
• Committed to enhancing system quality and reliability, showcasing excellence in software engineering practices.
• Professional background in the travel or fintech industries, with an understanding of their specific challenges and requirements.

• "Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and upsides of pre-IPO equity packages
• Hopper covers 100% of the premiums for group insurance plan through Sun life Financial. Coverage includes:

• Hopper offers life, short term and long term disability coverage through Sun Life Financial.
• HSA through Sun Life Financial that covers eligible medical and dental expenses.
• All employees and dependents have access to Dialogue’s telemedicine services, anytime, anywhere.
• All employees have access to an RRSP plan through Sun Life Financial with automatic pre-tax withdrawals per pay.
• Please ask us about our very generous parental leave, much above industry standards!
• Unlimited PTO
• Carrot Cash travel stipend
• Flexdesk 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"

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