Senior Full-Stack Ads Engineer - HTS Media Services

📋 Description

• • As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer within Hopper Inc.'s HTS Media Services division, you will be at the forefront of developing innovative advertising products that shape the future of travel retail media. This pivotal role is designed for a seasoned engineer who thrives on building end-to-end solutions and possesses a keen product-centric mindset. You will be instrumental in conceptualizing, developing, and deploying new ad experiences, leveraging Hopper's own website as a dynamic innovation lab. Your work will directly contribute to scaling HTS Media, a rapidly growing and highly profitable business unit within Hopper, positioning it as the travel industry's leading retail media network.
• • Your primary responsibility will be to drive the technical execution of new ad formats and features. This involves a full-stack approach, from crafting compelling client-side user interfaces that seamlessly integrate into the traveler experience, to architecting and implementing robust backend APIs that power the entire ad serving ecosystem. You will be responsible for the entire lifecycle of these features, ensuring they are not only technically sound but also deliver measurable impact for advertisers and enhance the user journey for travelers.
• • A significant aspect of this role involves using Hopper.com as a proving ground. You will rapidly prototype, build, and test novel ad experiences, iterating quickly based on performance data and user feedback. This agile approach allows for swift validation of new ideas, ensuring that only the most effective and engaging ad solutions are brought to market.
• • Beyond the Hopper platform, you will play a crucial role in enabling our B2B partners to leverage these successful innovations. This includes developing and refining our client-side Javascript SDK, making it intuitive and powerful for partners to integrate HTS Media's ad products into their own platforms. Furthermore, you will build and maintain the sophisticated APIs that underpin these integrations, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
• • You will be a champion for technical excellence, setting high standards for code quality, performance optimization, and system reliability across all web-facing technologies. This includes writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code, as well as contributing to architectural decisions that ensure the long-term health and scalability of the platform.
• • Collaboration is key to success in this role. You will work closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to translate product vision into tangible, high-impact solutions. Your ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to a positive team dynamic will be highly valued.
• • This position offers a unique opportunity to work within an entrepreneurial culture that encourages risk-taking and pushing boundaries. You will be part of a small, dynamic team where your contributions will have a massive impact on a rapidly growing business unit that is already a major driver of Hopper's profitability.
• • The role demands a deep understanding of modern web technologies, including expertise in a backend language such as Python, Node.js, or Go, and proficiency with a frontend framework like React, Vue, or Svelte. A strong command of Javascript/TypeScript and a comprehensive grasp of the web ecosystem, including browser behavior, performance considerations, and security best practices, are essential. Experience in designing and building scalable, RESTful APIs is also a core requirement. Ultimately, you are a product-minded engineer who is passionate about creating seamless, delightful, and impactful user experiences, and you are eager to contribute to building the travel industry's premier retail media network.