At a Glance
- Tasks: Build impactful features and architect scalable solutions for a leading travel commerce platform.
- Company: Join Hopper, a dynamic tech company revolutionising travel experiences.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, equity packages, unlimited PTO, and generous parental leave.
- Other info: Enjoy an entrepreneurial culture with small teams and open communication.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in travel tech while working with cutting-edge AI tools.
- Qualifications: Experience in backend development, especially with Scala, and a passion for product innovation.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
About the role Hopper’s Hopper Technology Solutions (HTS) platform drives travel purchases for major global brands. The platform is a configurable, multi‑tenant travel commerce engine that partners use to launch world‑class hotel and travel booking experiences. As a staff software engineer you will build high‑impact product features, architect scalable solutions, and iterate rapidly using AI‑assisted development tools to grow the network of partner cards and unlock incremental spend.
Tech stack
- Backend: Scala, GCP services
- Frontend: React + TypeScript
- Stack‑agnostic: Experience with Go, Python, Java or similar is welcome.
What your day‑to‑day would look like
- Identify and implement improvements to the codebase to accelerate both human and AI agent development.
- Collaborate with senior engineers in a low‑process, trust‑based environment.
- Drive decisions and consensus asynchronously with thoughtful documentation and specifications.
- Own features end‑to‑end, primarily on the backend, while leveraging AI tooling to move across the stack.
- Architect scalable foundational patterns to launch new partner experiences efficiently.
- Work directly with product managers and business partners to shape and refine the roadmap.
- Collaborate with a diverse group, giving and receiving growth‑oriented feedback.
An ideal candidate has
- A natural drive to dive into unknown codebases and deliver results quickly.
- Strong product thinking focused on customer experience.
- Experience directing AI agents and automated workflows to build and maintain complex systems.
- Experience designing guardrails and feedback loops for reliable AI‑assisted development.
- Mastery or strong willingness to learn distributed system development in Scala.
- Ability to articulate solutions, trade‑offs, and reasoning clearly.
Perks and benefits of working with us
- Competitive salary with pre‑IPO equity packages.
- Hopper covers 100% of the employee premiums for a group insurance plan.
- Automatic smart pension contributions on hire.
- Generous parental leave above industry standards.
- Access to co‑working space on demand and a work‑from‑home stipend.
- Travel stipend for carrot‑cash rewards.
- Unlimited paid time off.
- Entrepreneurial culture encouraging risk‑taking and innovation.
- Open communication with management and leadership.
- Small dynamic teams with high impact.
Staff Backend Software Engineer employer: APPLY
Hopper is an exceptional employer that fosters an entrepreneurial culture, encouraging innovation and risk-taking within small, dynamic teams. With a competitive salary, generous benefits including 100% coverage of employee insurance premiums and unlimited paid time off, employees are empowered to thrive both personally and professionally. Located in a collaborative environment, staff backend software engineers will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology while receiving growth-oriented feedback from a diverse group of colleagues.
