Senior Backend Ads Engineer - HTS Media Services

Hopper is a leading travel platform focused on providing innovative solutions to travelers globally. As a Senior Backend Engineer on the HTS Media team, you will design, build, and scale high-throughput services for ad serving, impacting platform performance and advertiser success.

Responsibilities:

• 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

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