Senior Software Engineer, Microservices - Hopper Cloud (Remote)
Company: Hopper
Location: Washington
Posted on: May 16, 2022
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Job Description:
Minimum qualifications---Thrived in backend engineering
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---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 scalesPreferred qualifications---Prior cloud
experience ---Data background creating metrics and
reports---Working with Scala and its Libraries ---Prior travel
experience About the jobA stellar opportunity to have massive
impact: join the world-class engineering team at the company that's
redefining how people travel. As Software Engineer, you will be
directly responsible for designing, implementing, and deploying the
complex backend systems that power Hopper's award-winning user
experience.ResponsibilitiesBuild robust and performant
infrastructure that supports millions of dollars of revenueShip
your first code in days, iterating on features in an agile
mannerContribute to the development and delivery of Hopper Cloud's
web frameworkCollaborate with a diverse group of people, giving and
receiving feedback for growthExecute on big opportunities, helping
Hopper rise to the top of the travel industryBenefitsWell-funded
and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and
stock optionsUnlimited PTOWeWork All Access Pass OR Work-from-home
stipendEntrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking
risks is everyday businessOpen communication with management and
company leadershipSmall, dynamic teams = massive impact100%
employer paid medical, dental, vision, disability and life
insurance plansAccess to a 401k More about HopperDespite 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 $5B, which
is more than triple our valuation from 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. We are now the 3rd
largest air travel agency in North America.- 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,
Trip.com, and MakeMyTrip.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.And all this
recent growth is just the beginning. There are still so many new
opportunities we're excited to tackle in the next year!
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