Sr Backend Engineer, LATAM - API (100% Remote)

ColombiaRemote

Requirements

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 your fellow engineers as well as designer/PM 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
Experience building, maintaining, documenting and operating a public API -
Experience with, or a willingness to learn, distributed system development in Scala Perks and
By leveraging massive amounts of data and advanced machine learning algorithms, Hopper combines its world-class travel agency offering with proprietary fintech products to bring transparency, flexibility and savings to travelers globally.
The Hopper platform serves hundreds of millions of travelers globally and continues to capture market share around the world. he Hopper app has been downloaded over 120 million times and has become largely popular among younger travelers – with 70% of its users being Gen Z and millennials.
While everyone knows us as the Gen Z and Millennial travel app, Hopper has evolved to become much more than that.

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.
- 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.
Here are just a few stats that demonstrate the company’s recent growth: Billions of dollars worth of travel and travel fintech are sold through Hopper and HTS’ channels every year.

This role involves developing a public API to enable our partners to build a world-class travel portal for their users.