About The Job Our Hopper Technology Solutions group is seeking a Backend Software Engineer. This role involves developing a public API to enable our partners to build a world‑class travel portal for their users. You will work closely with our foundation team composed of exceptional engineers, designers and product managers. You will bring new features to market and provide best‑in‑class support for our partners to scale our joint business! A successful candidate loves to build and demonstrates high ownership about outcomes, and constantly looks for and finds creative ways to deliver quality results quickly. They can distinguish between what has to be right from the start and what can be iterated on. Tech Stack Our backend systems are written in Scala, and we use a suite of GCP services. Our frontends are web apps using React + TypeScript. What Would Your Day-to-day Look Like Design, build and operate a public API. Operate autonomously but work closely with fellow engineers as well as designers/PMs to ensure high alignment. Explore engineering improvements for the team and the product. Collaborate cross-functionally with the product team, other Hopper teams, and external partner teams. Our group operates with very few meetings and emphasizes strong alignment and asynchronous decision‑making. An Ideal Candidate Has A natural drive to fearlessly deep dive into an unknown code base while keeping their eyes on the goal to deliver results fast. Strong product thinking: their conception of quality is anchored in the customer. Experience building, maintaining, documenting, and operating a public API. Experience with, or a willingness to learn, distributed system development in Scala. Perks and Benefits of Working With Us Well‑funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and upsides of pre‑IPO equity packages. Hopper offers group medical and dental insurance to full‑time employees. Hopper offers life insurance with short‑term and long‑term disability coverage. All employees and dependents have access to telemedicine services, anytime, anywhere. Please ask us about our very generous parental leave, much above industry standards! Unlimited PTO. Carrot Cash travel stipend. Flexdesk Access Pass & 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 create massive impact. #J-18808-Ljbffr