Hopper

3 weeks ago

Staff Backend Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Build and evolve a configurable, multi-tenant travel commerce engine that powers travel purchases for major global partners. Use AI to orchestrate agents and ship end-to-end improvements faster, including backend systems and partner-facing surfaces. Own scalable solutions and foundational patterns, drive async decisions through strong documentation, and partner directly with PMs and business stakeholders to refine the roadmap.

Location: Vancouver, Toronto

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Identify and execute codebase improvements that help humans and AI agents ship safely and quickly.
•Own features end-to-end, primarily backend, while using AI tooling to move across the stack as needed.
•Architect scalable solutions and foundational patterns to efficiently launch new partner experiences.
•Drive async decisions and consensus using thoughtful documentation and specs.
•Collaborate with PMs and business partners to define and refine the roadmap.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 150,000 - 400,000 annually

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalLife InsuranceDisability CoverageHsaTelemedicineRrspParental LeavePaid LeaveTravel AllowanceCo-working SpaceRemote Work

Key Requirements

•Experience building distributed systems and shipping production software in Scala.
•Ability to direct AI agents and automated workflows for complex system development, with judgment on when to intervene.
•Experience designing guardrails and feedback loops for reliable AI-assisted development.
•Strong product thinking focused on customer experience and architecture decisions.
•Strong ability to deliver results quickly in an unknown codebase and articulate problem-solving tradeoffs.

Experience:TravelFintechTravel commerce

Skills:Product thinkingDocumentationAsync collaborationJudgmentOwnership

Tech Stack:ScalaGCPReactTypeScriptGoPythonJavaLLMsAI

Company Brief

Hopper

Hopper is a mobile-first travel marketplace and travel-tech provider (HTS) that uses machine learning and fintech ancillaries (Price Freeze, disruption protection) to power consumer bookings and white-label partner travel portals globally.

Industry: TravelTech

Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)

Revenue: USD 500M to 1B

Growth: Scaleup

Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)

Funding: Series E+

Headquarters: Montreal, Canada

Founded: 2007

Glassdoor: 3.2

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Hopper

3 weeks ago

Staff Backend Software Engineer

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 10 minutes agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Vancouver, Toronto

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Identify and execute codebase improvements that help humans and AI agents ship safely and quickly.
•Own features end-to-end, primarily backend, while using AI tooling to move across the stack as needed.
•Architect scalable solutions and foundational patterns to efficiently launch new partner experiences.
•Drive async decisions and consensus using thoughtful documentation and specs.
•Collaborate with PMs and business partners to define and refine the roadmap.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 150,000 - 400,000 annually

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalLife InsuranceDisability CoverageHsaTelemedicineRrspParental LeavePaid LeaveTravel AllowanceCo-working SpaceRemote Work

Key Requirements

•Experience building distributed systems and shipping production software in Scala.
•Ability to direct AI agents and automated workflows for complex system development, with judgment on when to intervene.
•Experience designing guardrails and feedback loops for reliable AI-assisted development.
•Strong product thinking focused on customer experience and architecture decisions.
•Strong ability to deliver results quickly in an unknown codebase and articulate problem-solving tradeoffs.

Experience:TravelFintechTravel commerce

Skills:Product thinkingDocumentationAsync collaborationJudgmentOwnership

Tech Stack:ScalaGCPReactTypeScriptGoPythonJavaLLMsAI

Company Brief

Hopper

Industry: TravelTech

Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)

Revenue: USD 500M to 1B

Growth: Scaleup

Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)

Funding: Series E+

Headquarters: Montreal, Canada

Founded: 2007

Glassdoor: 3.2

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor