Senior Software Engineer – Fintech, Disruption and Insurance

Hopper

full-time

Posted on: 9/19/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California, Illinois, New York, Washington

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CloudGoogle Cloud PlatformGRPCJavaKotlinScalaTerraform

About the role

Crafting, implementing, and deploying sophisticated backend systems that power Hopper’s user experience.
Planning, investigating, and scoping upcoming projects owned by the engineer.
Mentoring team members via pair programming and asynchronous communication channels.
Writing, reviewing, and improving production code.
Learning and adopting new technical concepts, services, and GCP features that provide value.
Participating in regular team meetings to discuss projects and plan upcoming sprints.
Leading and delivering complex, multi-month projects to production.
Collaborating with the Fintech team to grow the Disruption and Insurance product category.

Experienced in full-stack development, with emphasis on backend skills.
Proficient in Scala or other JVM languages (Kotlin, Java) with production experience.
Solid understanding of system architecture and designing scalable, maintainable solutions.
Skilled in service communication methods: gRPC, pub/sub, REST.
Knowledgeable in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and cloud-native development best practices.
Experienced in deploying infrastructure using Terraform or similar tools.
Demonstrated ability to lead and deliver complex, multi-month projects from inception to production.
Committed to enhancing system quality and reliability; strong software engineering practices.
Professional background in the travel or fintech industries.
At least 4 years of experience in a fullstack web engineering role.
Experience mentoring other engineers (pair programming and asynchronous mentoring).