Senior Backend Engineer – Lodging and Cars

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Brazil.

📋 Description

• Implement comprehensive technical integrations with external lodging, car services, and GDS partners while managing intricate communication protocols and distributed data schemas.

• Develop clean, efficient code in Scala or other JVM languages to sustain, enhance, and uphold high engineering standards for essential lodging services.

• Investigate and troubleshoot existing complex codebases to delve into infrastructure and resolve production issues in a distributed system environment.

• Collaborate with Product Managers and Operations to break down business requirements into technical tasks and estimate delivery timelines.

• Assume complete responsibility for the development lifecycle of new product features, from initial technical implementation and testing to deployment in production.

• Contribute to the design of highly resilient, low-latency services to ensure a smooth booking experience for customers during high-demand periods.

• Engage in thorough code reviews and pinpoint opportunities to enhance scalability, performance, and overall system health.

⛳️ Requirements

• Strong expertise in Scala or other JVM languages, such as Java or Kotlin, with an emphasis on creating scalable, high-throughput services.

• A demonstrated history of managing the technical implementation, testing, and deployment of features within a microservices architecture.

• Hands-on experience with distributed systems and service communication methods including gRPC, Pub/Sub, and REST.

• The capability to quickly adapt and navigate technical uncertainty by independently exploring and executing technical plans within existing infrastructure.

• Exceptional communication skills and a proactive approach to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams in a remote-first setting.

• A professional interest in the travel technology sector and a commercial mindset focused on ensuring reliable booking fulfillment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Well-funded and established startup with significant aspirations, offering a competitive salary along with the advantages of pre-IPO equity packages.

• Carrot Cash travel stipend.

• Hopper will cover 100% of employee premiums for EOR-offered health, dental, life, and short-term disability insurances with SulAmerica.

• Hopper provides employees in Brazil with monthly meal vouchers.

• Very generous parental leave.

• Flexdesk All Access Pass & Work-from-home stipend.

• An entrepreneurial culture where challenging limits and taking risks is part of daily operations.

• Open communication with management and company leadership.

• Small, dynamic teams leading to a significant impact.