Principal Software Engineer - Hotels / Commercial Enablement
Hopper
- Boston, PA Austin, PA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Planning, investigating, or scoping out an upcoming project that you own.
- Mentoring other team members, either through pair programming or asynchronously through Slack.
- Writing code, reviewing code, and improving code.
- Learning about a new technical concept, service, or GCP feature that provides value to our team.
- While Hopper has a low-meeting culture (no one has more than 10 hours of meetings scheduled at the start of a week, including managers), we find value in regular meetings to discuss ongoing projects with the team and plan work for upcoming sprints.
- Experienced in full-stack development, with a strong emphasis on backend skills.
- Proficient in Scala or other JVM languages (like Java), with demonstrated experience in a production setting.
- Solid understanding of system architecture, focusing on designing scalable and maintainable solutions.
- Skilled in various service communication methods, including gRPC, pub/sub, and 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, showcasing excellence in software engineering practices.
- Professional background in the travel with an understanding of their specific challenges and requirements.
- Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and stock options/ RSUs
- Unlimited PTO
- Flexport All Access Pass OR Work-from-home stipend
- 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 telemedicine, medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance plans
- Access to a 401K plan or RRSP plan (depending of Canada or USA)