Engineering Manager – Fintech

Hopper

Engineering Manager leading a high-performance product team building fintech solutions at Hopper. Driving technical leadership and partner integration for lasting impact in travel services.

Posted 6/1/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $350,000 - $400,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptReactScalaTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the architecture, development, and rollout of the Hotels CFAR platform — including offer/pricing/order/exercise APIs, the merchandising and UI SDK layer, synthetic rate bundling, and the exercise/payout infrastructure.
Own partner integrations end-to-end: scope technical solutions, lead solutioning calls, design integration patterns, and partner with sales and Solutions to move partners from Discovery → Solutioning → Development → Live.
Drive the foundation work that lets us scale: partner management portal, configuration tooling, self-serve onboarding — the infrastructure that decouples partner growth from engineering headcount.
Be the senior technical voice in partner conversations — translate between partner engineering teams, our APIs, and our product strategy; own SLAs, performance, and partner-specific requirements.
Partner with Product, Risk/Pricing, Ops, and GTM to align engineering output to business outcomes: attach rate, contribution profit, partner launch velocity, and loss ratio.
Foster technical excellence — architecture reviews, mentorship, raising the bar on the senior ICs and tech leads on the team.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience leading engineering teams building B2B/B2B2C platforms with real, named external partners on the other side.
A strong technical background across backend systems (APIs, orchestration, distributed systems), frontend SDKs / embedded UI, and cloud infrastructure.
Direct experience as a partner/customer-facing technical leader — running solutioning calls, scoping integrations, owning SLAs, and unblocking deployments.
Comfort with fintech, insurance-adjacent, or transactional products — money movement, refunds, pricing engines, contracts, audit trails.
Familiarity with the travel distribution landscapes a bonus — booking engines, agent portals, bedbanks, OTAs, PSS/inventory platforms (Sabre, Amadeus), or hotel CRS/chain systems — is a strong plus.
Experience with Scala or Java, REST APIs, OAuth2.0, and cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS); frontend exposure (React, JS/TS) for SDK and merchandising work.
A collaborative, product-minded approach — able to partner closely with Sales, Product, Risk, and Ops without losing engineering rigor.
A bias for action and a passion for mentoring and growing senior engineering talent.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and the upsides of pre-IPO equity packages.
Unlimited PTO.
Carrot Cash travel stipend.
Access to co-working space on demand through FlexDesk AND Work-from-home stipend.
Very generous parental leave, much above industry standards.
Entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking risks is everyday business.
Open communication with management and company leadership.
Small, dynamic teams = massive impact.
100% employer paid Medical, Dental and Vision coverage for employees.
Access to Disability & Life insurance.
Health Reimbursement Account (HRA).
DCA/ FSA and access to 401k plan.

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Hard Skills & Tools

ScalaJavaREST APIsOAuth2.0cloud infrastructuredistributed systemsbackend systemsfrontend SDKsReactJS/TS

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationmentorshipcommunicationproblem-solvingtechnical excellenceproduct-minded approachbias for action