About the role

Senior Software Engineer developing solutions for Hopper's travel commerce platform using AI-assisted coding practices. Collaborating with top-tier engineers in a dynamic, remote-first environment.

Responsibilities

Identify and implement codebase improvements to enable AI agents to work faster and more safely.
Collaborate with a team of senior engineers in an agile, trust-based environment with high autonomy.
Drive decisions and build consensus asynchronously by leveraging AI to write rigorous documentation and specifications.
Deliver fast. Learn fast. Repeat. Orchestrate AI agents to build new features end-to-end (from UX to database) with minimal supervision.
Design scalable solutions and foundational models that allow us to efficiently launch new portals.
Work directly with product managers (PMs) and business partners to define our roadmap; your voice and technical vision matter.
Collaborate with a diverse team, giving and receiving the feedback necessary for your professional growth.

A natural propensity to dive fearlessly into an unfamiliar codebase while keeping the end goal in sight to deliver results quickly.
Demonstrated ability to lead AI agents and automated workflows to design, implement, and maintain complex software systems with minimal human intervention.
Expertise in designing technical guardrails and automated feedback loops that maximize AI agent productivity and reliability.
A sharp product mindset, where your conception of quality and architecture is intrinsically rooted in the customer experience.
Experience (or a strong willingness to learn) in developing distributed systems in Scala.

A well-funded startup with outsized ambitions: competitive salary and equity-related benefits (pre-IPO).
Group insurance: Hopper covers 100% of premiums.
Comprehensive coverage: life insurance, short- and long-term disability.
Health Spending Account (HSA) for eligible medical and dental expenses.
Telemedicine: unlimited access to Dialogue services for you and your dependents.
Retirement savings: access to an RRSP plan with automatic contributions.
Ultra-generous parental leave (well beyond industry norms!).
Unlimited paid time off (PTO).
Travel allowance in “Carrot Cash”.
Total flexibility: on-demand access to coworking spaces via FlexDesk AND a remote work allowance.
Entrepreneurial culture where pushing boundaries and taking risks is part of the day-to-day.
Open communication with company leadership and senior leaders.
Small, dynamic teams = massive impact.