Hopper
Engineering Manager - Fintech, Lodging
New York - Remote · Exec
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 50 days ago
JavaScriptTypeScriptJavaScalaReactDistributed SystemsAlgorithmsAWSGCPCloud PlatformsRESTMachine LearningProduct StrategyLeadershipCommunicationMentoring
About the role
- WHAT WOULD YOUR DAY-TO-DAY LOOK LIKE This is an AI-era engineering leadership role, and the shape of the job reflects that: - Small team, high leverage.
- We're not scaling headcount linearly with scope - we're scaling output through AI tooling, sharper prioritization, and senior engineers operating with more autonomy. - You ship, too.
- The bar is "manager who codes with AI," not "manager who reviews PRs from a distance." - Blended roles are the new normal.
Responsibilities
- run a high-performing product team building durable, scalable systems, and be a credible, partner-facing technical leader who can sit across the table from a partner's CTO, scope an integration, and ship it.
- Small team, high leverage. You'll lead a tight team of ~3 engineers max. We're not scaling headcount linearly with scope - we're scaling output through AI tooling, sharper prioritization, and senior engineers operating with more autonomy.
- When you're not in partner-facing calls or unblocking the team, you're producing actual artifacts with AI - prototypes, integration scaffolding, technical specs, partner-facing API examples, internal tooling.
- Engineers on this team have a real voice in product direction, and non-technical partners (PMs, Solutions, even Sales) contribute code in narrow ways with AI assistance.
- 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
- scope technical solutions, lead solutioning calls, design integration patterns, and partner with sales and Solutions to move partners from Discovery → Solutioning → Development → Live
- 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,
- Foster technical excellence - architecture reviews, mentorship, raising the bar on the senior ICs and tech leads on the team
- Experience leading engineering teams building B2B/B2B2C platforms with real, named external partners on the other side - not just internal stakeholders
Requirements
- Experience with Scala or Java, REST APIs, OAuth2.0, and cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS); frontend exposure (React, JS/TS) for SDK and merchandising work
Compensation
- Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and the upsides of pre-IPO equity packages.
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.
- 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.
- 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
Company info
- Billions of dollars worth of travel and travel fintech are sold through Hopper and HTS' channels every year.
- Our fintech products - including Cancel for Any Reason and Flight Disruption Assistance - have exceptionally strong CSAT because the terms are always clear, and customers receive instant, no-questions-asked resolutions.
- Almost 30% of our app customers purchase at least one fintech product when making a booking; and consumers are 1.6x more likely to repurchase if they add fintech to their booking vs if they booked just travel.
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