Senior Backend Engineer - Lodging and Cars

Hopper Inc.

Job Overview

Location

United Kingdom - Remote

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Execute end-to-end technical integrations with external lodging, cars, and GDS partners using complex communication protocols and distributed data schemas.
• Write clean, performant code in Scala or other JVM languages to maintain, evolve, and uphold rigorous engineering standards for mission-critical lodging services.
• Explore and troubleshoot existing complex codebases to deep-dive into infrastructure and resolve production issues in a distributed system environment.
• Partner with Product Managers and Operations to decompose business requirements into technical tasks and estimate delivery timelines.
• Take full ownership of the development lifecycle for new product features, from initial technical implementation and testing to production deployment.
• Contribute to the design of highly resilient, low-latency services to ensure a seamless booking experience for customers under high load.
• Participate in thorough code reviews and identify opportunities to optimize scalability, performance, and system health.
• Navigate a complex microservices environment to deliver reliable booking fulfillment and integrate new lodging and cars partners into the core stack.
• Optimize system monitoring and contribute to the evolution of the global hotel and cars ecosystem handling high-volume, real-time transactions.
• Independently explore and execute technical plans within existing infrastructure while handling ambiguity and onboarding quickly in a high-growth travel environment.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional squads in a remote-first environment using strong communication skills and a bias for action.
• Maintain a commercial mindset focused on delivering reliable booking fulfillment within the travel tech industry.

🎯 Requirements

• Strong proficiency in Scala or other JVM languages such as Java or Kotlin, with a focus on building scalable, high-throughput services.
• Proven track record of owning the technical implementation, testing, and deployment of features within a microservices architecture.
• Practical experience with distributed systems and service communication methods including gRPC, Pub/Sub, and REST.
• Ability to onboard quickly and handle technical ambiguity by independently exploring and executing technical plans within existing infrastructure.
• Excellent communication skills and a bias for action to effectively collaborate in a remote-first environment.
• Professional curiosity for the travel tech industry and a commercial mindset focused on delivering reliable booking fulfillment.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and pre-IPO equity packages.
• Hopper covers 100% of the premiums for the employee for a group insurance plan through Vitality Health.
• Automatic contributions when you start with Hopper through Smart Pension.
• Access to co-working space on demand through FlexDesk and a work-from-home stipend.
• Carrot Cash travel stipend.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Very generous parental leave, above industry standards.
• Entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking risks is everyday business.
• Open communication with management and company leadership.
• Small, dynamic teams with massive impact.

Skills & Technologies

Java

Kotlin

Scala

REST

gRPC

Backend

Senior

Remote

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About Hopper Inc.

Hopper is a travel technology company that uses predictive analytics and machine learning to forecast flight and hotel prices, allowing consumers to book travel at optimal times. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Montréal, Canada, it operates mobile-first booking platforms and provides fintech products like price freeze, cancel-for-any-reason, and rebooking guarantees to reduce travel risk.

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