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Hopper

Staff Backend Software Engineer

Hopper

Staff Backend Software Engineer developing AI-driven solutions and enhancements for Hopper's travel platform. Collaborating in a low-process environment with senior engineers to define technical roadmap.

Posted 6/30/2026contractRemote • 🇺🇾 UruguayLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in architecting scalable solutions and driving AI-assisted development while maintaining a strong focus on customer experience. Capable of navigating complex codebases and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful results.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Distributed System DevelopmentScala ProgrammingAI Agent DirectionProduct ThinkingDocumentation and Specs

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Hard Skills
Codebase ImprovementScalable Solution ArchitectureAutomated Workflow ManagementGuardrails DesignFeedback Loop Implementation
Soft Skills
Decision-MakingCollaborationProblem-SolvingCommunication
Industry Keywords
AI-Assisted DevelopmentCustomer ExperienceLow-Process EnvironmentEnd-to-End Feature Ownership

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Scala

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Identify and execute improvements to the codebase that make it easier for both humans and AI agents to move fast and ship safely.
  • Work with a group of senior engineers in a low-process environment powered by trust and autonomy.
  • Drive decisions and consensus asynchronously with thoughtful documentation and specs.
  • Own features end-to-end — from the backend systems to the partner-facing surface.
  • Architect scalable solutions and foundational patterns that let us efficiently launch new partner experiences.
  • Work directly with PMs and business partners to define and refine our roadmap.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • A natural drive to fearlessly dive into an unknown codebase and deliver results fast.
  • Strong product thinking – your conception of quality and architecture is anchored in the customer experience, not in technical elegance for its own sake.
  • The ability to direct AI agents and automated workflows to build and maintain complex systems, and the judgment to know when to step in and when to let them run.
  • Experience designing the guardrails and feedback loops that keep AI-assisted development productive and reliable.
  • Experience with, or a mastery-level willingness to learn, distributed system development in Scala.
  • The ability to articulate not just how you'd solve a problem, but why, and what tradeoffs you're accepting.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • This position is offered as an Independent Contractor role (Prestación de Servicios)
  • The successful candidate will engage with Hopper as an independent service provider
  • Contractor maintains full responsibility for their own equipment, workspace, and compliance with local Uruguayan tax and social security obligations (DGI/BPS)
  • This engagement is governed by a commercial service agreement
  • Does not carry eligibility for company-sponsored benefits, statutory bonuses (Aguinaldo), or paid leave typical of a standard employment contract.