Staff Backend Software Engineer - Commerce Foundations (100% Remote - Brazil)

📋 Description

• • As a Staff Backend Software Engineer on the Commerce Foundations team at Hopper Inc., you will play a pivotal role in architecting and developing the core systems that power global travel commerce for major brands. This is a unique opportunity to influence the foundational patterns of a highly scalable, resilient, and extensible platform, moving beyond individual features to shape the "how" behind booking flows, search orchestration, checkout journeys, and multi-tenant capabilities.
• • Your primary responsibility will be to provide technical leadership within a cross-functional team comprising talented engineers, designers, and product managers. You will be instrumental in defining the "North Star" for our Scala-based distributed systems, ensuring that our architecture is robust, maintainable, and capable of supporting global scale.
• • A key focus of this role is driving multi-tenant excellence. You will lead the evolution of our platform to prioritize "configuration over customization," enabling partners to launch sophisticated travel booking experiences with minimal to zero-touch engineering. This involves designing systems that are inherently flexible and adaptable to the needs of diverse partners.
• • Beyond technical contributions, you will act as a mentor and influencer, raising the bar for the entire engineering organization. This includes conducting in-depth design reviews, mentoring senior engineers, and fostering a culture that values high ownership and asynchronous decision-making, crucial for a remote-first, globally distributed team.
• • Your day-to-day will involve leading the design, build, and operation of API and full-stack solutions that serve as the definitive "source of truth" for Stays and Packages across all Hopper Technology Solutions (HTS) partners. This requires a deep understanding of distributed systems and a commitment to building reliable, high-performance services.
• • You will proactively identify and address engineering improvements, seeking out and resolving bottlenecks in the codebase or infrastructure that could hinder scalability. This proactive approach to system health is critical for maintaining a world-class commerce engine.
• • Operating with extreme autonomy, you will work closely with fellow engineers, designers, and Product Managers to ensure high alignment on complex technical roadmaps. The emphasis is on asynchronous communication and high-quality documentation, minimizing the need for constant meetings and maximizing efficient collaboration.
• • Cross-functional collaboration is essential. You will engage with product teams, other Hopper engineering teams, and external partner teams to ensure that foundational logic is not only robust but also highly extensible, anticipating future needs and integrations.
• • You will champion asynchronous excellence, driving decision-making through clear documentation and effective communication channels. This approach is fundamental to Hopper's culture, enabling efficient work across different time zones and fostering a high-alignment environment.
• • The ideal candidate possesses technical fearlessness, a natural inclination to dive deep into complex codebases, untangle logic, and implement elegant abstractions without losing sight of the goal to deliver results rapidly. This requires a blend of curiosity, analytical skill, and a results-oriented mindset.
• • Strong product thinking is a must. Your conception of quality will be anchored in the customer experience, but you will also understand that a truly great experience is built upon a stable, predictable, and performant commerce engine. This dual focus ensures that technical decisions align with business objectives and user satisfaction.
• • Mastery of distributed systems, particularly in Scala, is paramount. You should possess deep experience or a proven ability to rapidly master Scala and understand the intricate trade-offs between consistency, availability, and latency in a global operational environment.
• • A multi-tenant mindset is crucial. You will prioritize building modular systems that can support a large number of partners with minimal manual intervention, embodying the principle of "configuration over customization."
• • Finally, you will demonstrate pragmatic vision, effectively distinguishing between aspects that require immediate perfection and those that can be iterated upon, thereby balancing long-term system health with the imperative for speed and agility in a fast-paced startup environment.