Senior Frontend Software Engineer – Payments

About the job

Hopper Technology Solutions (HTS) Checkout is combining market-leading payment services, best in class fraud detection and digital wallet capabilities to help users travel better — and partners earn more.

We are building a market-leading hosted checkout solution with global coverage & currency support, a suite of payment methods, industry-leading anti-fraud tech, and a built-in wallet designed to supercharge loyalty.

We are looking for a frontend software engineer who knows how to build top-tier web applications from the ground up. You will work as part of a cross-functional team of exceptional engineers, designers, and product managers to bring new features to market and provide best in class support for our partners to scale our joint business.

Tech stack:

Our frontend will be web apps using React + TypeScript, and you will play a large part in evolving this

Our backend systems are written in Scala, and we use a suite of GCP services

What would your day-to-day look like:
Design, build and review code for our HTS Checkout partners
Operate autonomously but work closely with your fellow engineers as well as designer/PM to ensure high alignment 
Explore engineering improvements for the team and the product
Collaborate cross-functionally with the product team and other Hopper teams
Our group operates with very few meetings and emphasizes strong alignment and asynchronous decision making
An ideal candidate has:
Expert-level experience & familiarity with React
The ability to effectively drive towards a solution in a thoughtful and creative manner
The ability to work autonomously,  iterate on solutions, and manage different contexts
Dealt with ambiguity and can balance building out multiple features at once without jeopardizing the quality of the code
Perks of working with us:
Well-funded and proven scale-up with large ambitions, competitive salary, upsides of pre-IPO equity
Unlimited PTO
Very generous parental leave
Medical, dental, optical benefits, Life, Death and Disability Benefits
Hopper offers private health insurance that covers a number of preventative and specialized care options not covered by normal Social Security Benefits
WeWork All Access Pass / 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
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More about Hopper

At Hopper, we are on a mission to become the leading travel platform globally – powering Hopper’s mobile app, website and our B2B business, HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions). By leveraging massive amounts of data and advanced machine learning algorithms, Hopper combines its world-class travel agency offering with proprietary fintech products to bring transparency, flexibility and savings to travelers globally. We have developed several unique fintech solutions that address everything from pricing volatility to trip disruptions – helping people travel better and save more on their trips.