Software Engineer, Back end Microservices , Hotels Marketplace at Hopper in...

Hopper offers a remote work policy that empowers employees to work from anywhere. Employees have the opportunity to work in an office environment or they can receive a work-from-home stipend if they prefer to work from home. THE ROLE A stellar opportunity to have massive impact: join the growing team at a company continually redefining how people travel. As a software engineer, you will be... directly responsible for many of the innovative features we'll be working on. Whether it's collaborating with our outstanding design and product teams or helping our data science group, you'll work on bleeding-edge to personalize travel for our ever-expanding population of members. The Hotels Marketplace is one of the fastest growing businesses at Hopper, having grown its revenue 650% in 2021. This team works to make the Hopper app the most convenient and trustworthy place to book the best hotels at the best prices. This includes everything from the shopping and booking UX with gamification and price incentives, to automating our best-in-class support so customers can get help when and where they need it. The Hotels Marketplace teams are customer-obsessed, fast-paced, and results focused, so we're looking for exceptional engineers to help us raise the bar and continue our growth in 2022. What would your day-to-day look like: Build robust and performant infrastructure that supports millions of dollars of revenue Ship your first code in days, iterating on features in an Agile manner leveraging Scala and technologies like HBase, Kafka, GCP Big Query, Cloud SQL Make important architectural decisions about core backend systems Collaborate with a diverse group of people, giving and receiving feedback for growth Execute on big opportunities, helping Hopper rise to the top of the travel industry An ideal candidate has: Thrived in backend developer positions and delivered user experience at scale The ability to bring leading industry techniques and technologies to the table A strong understanding of distributed systems and how architectural decisions affect performance and maintainability A strong understanding of site reliability and operations Experience mentoring people at different stages in their career Excelled in cross-functional teams, working fluidly with Product Managers, Data Scientists, Mobile Engineers, and other highly skilled specialists A passionate focus on quality, writing testable code that performs and scales Perks of working with us: Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and stock options Unlimited PTO WeWork 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 #LI-Remote Despite the pandemic's impact on the travel industry, Hopper has emerged stronger than ever. As the travel industry continues to rebound, Hopper has demonstrated significant outperformance with its category-leading mobile-only marketplace, delivering value to customers and supply partners with the company's proprietary suite of fintech offerings. Here are just a few stats that demonstrate the company's recent growth: - Hopper's valuation is now over $ . The company's valuation has more than doubled since early 2020. - The company grew its revenue by more than 300% YoY in 2021. Hopper's monthly revenues are now 375% higher than its pre-pandemic high point and Hopper Cloud, Hopper's new B2B initiative, is already 15% of its revenues and growing. - According to Apptopia, Hopper was the #1 most downloaded OTA in the US in 2021. The app has over 70 million downloads. - Hopper's recovery is faster than the market and its share of the air travel market in North America is now 300% higher than prior to the pandemic, according to MIDT. - The company sells over $2B in travel and travel related financial services annually - Hopper's fintech offerings, such as Price Freeze and Rebooking Guarantee, now represent over 70% of its air revenue. - Given the success of its travel fintech, Hopper recently launched a B2B initiative called Hopper Cloud, where any travel provider can unlock a totally unique revenue stream by seamlessly integrating and offering Hopper's travel content and fintech products. Hopper Cloud partners include Capital One, Kayak, Marriott, Amadeus, - The industry opportunity for Hopper Cloud is enormous as projections estimate that if all travel distribution channels offered travel fintech, it could increase the total consumer spend for the sector by $200 billion annually. All this recent growth is just the beginning. There are still so many new opportunities we're excited to tackle in the next year! Salary Range: $80K -- $100K Minimum Qualification Software DevelopmentEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications