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Hopper is an accredited, mobile-only travel agency using big data to analyze and predict airfare and accommodations. A fully remote employer, Hopper strives to
Senior Backend Engineer – Ads
Location
Massachusetts
Posted
79 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Backend Engineer – Ads
Hopper
• Build the Core Engine: Design, develop, and deploy high-performance microservices for ad serving, targeting, and bidding. • Optimize for Scale and Speed: Obsess over system performance, identifying and eliminating bottlenecks to ensure our services meet stringent low-latency requirements. • Ensure High Availability: Build resilient, fault-tolerant systems and implement robust monitoring to maintain rock-solid reliability. • Drive Technical Excellence: Lead architectural discussions, conduct code reviews, and champion best practices in software development. • Collaborate for Impact: Partner closely with product managers, data engineers, and the rest of the engineering team to ship cohesive, high-impact features. • Mentor and Lead: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers on the team, helping to level up the entire organization.
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software development experience, with a focus on building distributed, backend systems.
- Direct experience in ad tech or retail media is required. This includes familiarity with concepts like ad serving, real-time bidding, and ad campaign management.
- Proven track record of designing and operating high-throughput, low-latency services in a cloud environment.
- Strong experience with high-performance databases and caching systems.
- Deep understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms.
- A strong sense of ownership and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where you can make a significant impact.
Benefits
- Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, 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.
- Please ask us about our 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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