Hopper.com is a travel website designed to help users find the best deals on flights and accommodations. With its innovative prediction technology, Hopper analyzes billions of flight prices to provide users with accurate predictions on when to book for the lowest fare. The website also offers a personalized booking experience, suggesting alternate travel dates or nearby airports to help users save money. Additionally, Hopper provides hotel recommendations and discounts to ensure a hassle-free travel experience. With its user-friendly interface and reliable information, Hopper.com is a trusted platform for travelers seeking affordable and convenient options for their next trip.
Today, we're excited to introduce our Watch Filters feature.media.hopper.comHopper has been predicting and alerting flyers when to buy the absolute cheapest flight. But for many travelers, convenience or comfort may be more important than getting the absolute cheapest flight.
Hopper users have tracked 50 million trips since launch, and are watching 3 million new trips every month. Get the Hopper app to find the best deals. You could save up to 40% on your next flight!media.hopper.comHopper has received accolades such as Apple's Best of 2015, the Google Play Award for Standout Startup of 2016, Webby Award for Best Travel App, and Google Play Best Apps of 2016
Skip to content Inspirationfeed Inspiring and educating bright minds from around the world.inspirationfeed.comHopper is a mobile application designed to function primarily as a flight price search engine. The app was founded in 2007 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, by Frederic Lalonde and Joost Ouwerkerk.
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Hopper is seeking an attorney with a mix of consumer product, regulatory and transactional experience to join its growing global legal team as Associate Counsel for its Consumer and Travel Agency businesses. Hopper’s Consumer business is responsible for the award-winning Hopper Mobile App, and recently-launched companion booking website at Hopper.com...
Hopper’s Travel Agency business is responsible for global relationships with airlines, hotels, car rental providers, and other travel service providers around the World.
In this role, you will report to the Deputy General Counsel for Consumer and Travel Agency, Melisande Broduer-Perez, and work closely with the growing legal team, product leads, and other senior business partners to provide advice on complex product and regulatory matters impacting Hopper’s global business, and drive and execute bespoke and creative commercial contracts with Hopper’s partners and suppliers.
You will be a self-starter with intellectual curiosity and a willingness to roll up your sleeves and tackle unfamiliar issues in new markets to remove blockers and facilitate deal close. You will be eager to partner with creative product leaders to create better travel marketplace interfaces, better traveler-flexibility products, and better customer support experiences, for Hopper app and web users globally, aligned with regulatory requirements in all markets.
You will be capable of simplifying complexities, and identifying and implementing innovative solutions, arising in connection with consumer payments within Hopper’s marketplace, including Hopper rewards programs and indirect tax (VAT/DST/sales tax) issues.
What would your day-to-day look-like:
• Navigate the intersection of travel, technological innovation, and financial services on a broad range of complex regulatory issues such as payments, lending, insurance, gaming, and strategic bank partnerships.
• Advise product teams on a range of issues in developing innovative product structures, including new and emerging legal and regulatory developments impacting fintech products.
• Help scope and build scalable and effective processes for legal review and launch of new products, including drafting and maintaining product terms and conditions.
• Draft, negotiate, advise, and close the travel partner and supplier contracts that contribute to Hopper’s success. Achieve optimal across a wide range of legal topics, such as intellectual property, sanctions compliance, payments regulation and data privacy. Research indirect tax and withholding issues in domestic and foreign markets.
• Partner with the business on general commercial matters and negotiate the contracts that contribute to Hopper’s success – from our biggest airline and hotel deals, to the fundamental commercial contracts that the business needs to operate.
• Advise on all issues affecting Hopper’s business globally, including consumer protection, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, data privacy and information security, and corporate governance.
An ideal candidate has:
• J.D. or LLM in the United States; Three (3) years minimum experience in an in-house position, government and/or law firm practice advising a wide range of industries (including consumer products and technology services) on commercial contracting matters;
• Demonstrated ability to operate in unfamiliar areas of law and in new jurisdictions;
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills;
• Experience in reviewing, navigating and solving complex regulatory and/or cross-border tax issues, and in commercial contract drafting.
Perks of working with us:
• Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary, and stock options
• Hopper covers 100% of the premiums for the employee for a group insurance plan through Vitality Health, coverage includes medical and dental
• Unlimited PTO
• WeWork All Access Pass OR Work-from-home stipend
• An entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking risks is everyday business
• Open communication with management and company leadership
• Small, dynamic teams = massive impact
• Yearly carrot cash award
• Automatic contributions when you start with Hopper through Smart Pension (up to 3% employer match)
• Very generous parental leave
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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.
The Hopper platform serves hundreds of millions of travelers globally and continues to capture market share around the world. Ranked the third largest online travel agency in North America, the Hopper app has been downloaded over 120 million times and has become largely popular among younger travelers – with 70% of its users being Gen Z and millennials.
While everyone knows us as the Gen Z and Millennial travel app, Hopper has evolved to become much more than that. In recent years, we’ve grown into a global travel agency and travel fintech provider that powers some of the world’s largest brands.
Through HTS, our B2B division, the company supercharges its partners’ direct channels by integrating our fintech products on their sites or powering end-to-end travel portals. Today, our partners include leading travel brands like Capital One, Nubank, Air Canada and many more.
Here are just a few stats that demonstrate the company’s recent growth:
Hopper sells billion worth of travel and travel fintech every year. In 2023, over 1.3 billion trips were planned through the Hopper app and our HTS partnerships.
Our fintech products – including Price Freeze, Flexibility 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.
Given the success of its fintech products, Hopper launched a B2B initiative, HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions), which represents more than 50% of the business.
Through HTS, any travel provider (airlines, hotels, banks, travel agencies, etc.) can integrate and seamlessly distribute Hopper’s fintech or travel inventory on their direct channels. As its first HTS partnership, the company partnered with Capital One to co-develop Capital One Travel, a new travel portal designed specifically for cardholders. Other HTS partners include Air Canada, Uber, CommBank, Nubank, Flair Airlines with many more in the pipeline.
Featured in Apple’s Best of the App Store list of Essential Travel Apps in 2023 and recognized by the likes of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, Hopper has been downloaded over 120 million times and continues to have millions of new installs each month. Hopper is now the #3 largest online travel agency in North America and 70% of our app customers are Gen-Z and millennials travelers.
Hopper has raised over $750 million USD of private capital and is backed by some of the largest institutional investors and banks in the world. Hopper is primed to continue its acceleration as the world’s fastest-growing mobile-first travel marketplace.
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We're looking for an amazing Software Developer to join the exciting Hopper Web team! As part of the team, you will have the opportunity to work on Hopper.com’s new web booking products and have an outsized impact on the company’s success and growth...
As a member of the Hopper Web team, you will be directly responsible for designing, implementing, deploying and operating end to end features that will have a direct impact on end Users!
You will iterate on world class UI/UX components to interact with end customers as well as microservice architecture to integrate with partner services.
You will collaborate with a team of talented engineers, product managers and data scientists to break down complex problems and experiment with new ideas very quickly.
You will design, build, scale and maintain web versions of our products. Your contributions will be broad, and you’ll be expected to nimbly move across our tech stack.
A successful candidate loves to build and demonstrates high ownership about outcomes, and constantly looks for and finds creative ways to deliver quality results quickly. They can distinguish between what has to be right from the start and what what can be iterated on.
Our Tech Stack
Our backend systems are written in Scala, and we use a suite of GCP services
Our frontends are web apps using react + typescript
What would your day-to-day look like:
Build amazing consumer experiences, taking responsibility for code quality, scalability, reliability and performance
Serve as an expert on web development for the Hopper fintech teams, helping to develop and improve UX, API design, and our product offerings
Quickly prototype new ideas and run experiments to identify features that customers love
Help shape the systems design for the Flexibility and Disruption verticals and how it integrates with our microservices architecture
Collaborate with a diverse group of people, giving and receiving feedback for growth
Maintain a passionate focus on quality, writing testable code that performs well for our consumers
Work to continuously improve our team, both by learning new skills and technologies, and by helping others do the same
An ideal candidate has:
3+ years professional experience in full stack Web development
Some strongly typed and/or functional-style (Scala, Haskell, Clojure, etc..) exposure preferred, or experience with at least one server-side stack
React via TypeScriptSolid understanding of web backend concepts - databases, routes, data models, middleware, auth, etc.
Strong problem-solving skills, proven ability to translate ideas into code
Track record of successful collaboration with technical and non-technical peopleWinning attitude and strong communication skillsCustomer-obsessed
Preferred Qualifications:
A strong understanding of distributed systems and how architectural decisions affect performance and maintainability
Ability to quickly iterate on Web interface UI/UX and related design in React
A proven ability to build prototypes and take a data-driven approach to product development, testing and measuring new ideas very quickly
A passionate focus on quality, writing testable code that performs and scales
The ability to work with minimal guidance, be proactive and to handle uncertainty, ambiguity and the challenge of quickly evolving goals
The ability to bring leading industry techniques and technologies to the table
Prior cloud experience
Working with Scala and its Libraries
Prior travel or eCommerce experience
Perks of working with us:
Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and stock options/ RSUs
Unlimited PTO
WeWork All Access Pass OR 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
100% employer-paid telemedicine, medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance plans
Access to a 401K plan
$250,000 - $350,000 a year
The yearly total compensation for this senior position ranges from 250 000$ to 350 000$ USD. Compensation will be determined by candidates' relevant qualifications, knowledge, skills and work experience. Total compensation will include a solid base salary and will also include equity (options / RSUs), sign-on bonus and other potential incentives.
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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.
The Hopper platform serves hundreds of millions of travelers globally and continues to capture market share around the world. Ranked the third largest online travel agency in North America, the Hopper app has been downloaded over 120 million times and has become largely popular among younger travelers – with 70% of its users being Gen Z and millennials.
While everyone knows us as the Gen Z and Millennial travel app, Hopper has evolved to become much more than that. In recent years, we’ve grown into a global travel agency and travel fintech provider that powers some of the world’s largest brands.
Through HTS, our B2B division, the company supercharges its partners’ direct channels by integrating our fintech products on their sites or powering end-to-end travel portals. Today, our partners include leading travel brands like Capital One, Nubank, Air Canada and many more.
Here are just a few stats that demonstrate the company’s recent growth:
Comment start Hopper sells billion Comment end s worth of travel and travel fintech every year. In 2023, over 1.3 billion trips were planned through the Hopper app and our HTS partnerships.
Our fintech products – including Price Freeze, Flexibility 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.
Given the success of its fintech products, Hopper launched a B2B initiative, HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions), which represents more than 50% of the business.
Through HTS, any travel provider (airlines, hotels, banks, travel agencies, etc.) can integrate and seamlessly distribute Hopper’s fintech or travel inventory on their direct channels. As its first HTS partnership, the company partnered with Capital One to co-develop Capital One Travel, a new travel portal designed specifically for cardholders. Other HTS partners include Air Canada, Uber, CommBank, Nubank, Flair Airlines with many more in the pipeline.
Featured in Apple’s Best of the App Store list of Essential Travel Apps in 2023 and recognized by the likes of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, Hopper has been downloaded over 120 million times and continues to have millions of new installs each month. Hopper is now the #3 largest online travel agency in North America and 70% of our app customers are Gen-Z and millennials travelers.
Hopper has raised over $750 million USD of private capital and is backed by some of the largest institutional investors and banks in the world. Hopper is primed to continue its acceleration as the world’s fastest-growing mobile-first travel marketplace.
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Do you want to substantially impact the future of Hopper's travel technology...
We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our Hotel team and help us innovate the evolution of travel selling and booking technology. Hotel contributes to 70% of the company's overall revenue.
As a Software Engineer, you will be directly responsible for crafting, implementing, and deploying the sophisticated backend systems that power Hopper’s award-winning user experience.
We’re seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our team to help us grow and mature our hotel stack.
What would your day-to-day look like:
• Planning, investigating, or scoping out an upcoming project that you own.
• Mentoring other team members, either through pair programming or asynchronously through Slack.
• Writing code, reviewing code, and improving code.
• Learning about a new technical concept, service, or GCP feature that provides value to our team.
• While Hopper has a low-meeting culture (no one has more than 10 hours of meetings scheduled at the start of a week, including managers), we find value in regular meetings to discuss ongoing projects with the team and plan work for upcoming sprints.
An ideal candidate has:
• Experienced in full-stack development, with a strong emphasis on backend skills.
• Proficient in Scala or other JVM languages (like Java), with demonstrated experience in a production setting.
• Solid understanding of system architecture, focusing on designing scalable and maintainable solutions.
• Skilled in various service communication methods, including gRPC, pub/sub, and REST.
• Knowledgeable in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and cloud-native development best practices.
• Experienced in deploying infrastructure using Terraform or similar tools.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and deliver complex, multi-month projects from inception to production.
• Committed to enhancing system quality and reliability, showcasing excellence in software engineering practices.
• Professional background in the travel with an understanding of their specific challenges and requirements.
Perks of working with us:
• Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and stock options/ RSUs
• Unlimited PTO
• Flexport All Access Pass OR 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
• 100% employer-paid telemedicine, medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance plans
• Access to a 401K plan or RRSP plan (depending of Canada or USA)
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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.
The Hopper platform serves hundreds of millions of travelers globally and continues to capture market share around the world. Ranked the third largest online travel agency in North America, the Hopper app has been downloaded over 120 million times and has become largely popular among younger travelers – with 70% of its users being Gen Z and millennials.
While everyone knows us as the Gen Z and Millennial travel app, Hopper has evolved to become much more than that. In recent years, we’ve grown into a global travel agency and travel fintech provider that powers some of the world’s largest brands.
Through HTS, our B2B division, the company supercharges its partners’ direct channels by integrating our fintech products on their sites or powering end-to-end travel portals. Today, our partners include leading travel brands like Capital One, Nubank, Air Canada and many more.
Here are just a few stats that demonstrate the company’s recent growth:
Hopper sells billion worth of travel and travel fintech every year. In 2023, over 1.3 billion trips were planned through the Hopper app and our HTS partnerships.
Our fintech products – including Price Freeze, Flexibility 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.
Given the success of its fintech products, Hopper launched a B2B initiative, HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions), which represents more than 50% of the business.
Through HTS, any travel provider (airlines, hotels, banks, travel agencies, etc.) can integrate and seamlessly distribute Hopper’s fintech or travel inventory on their direct channels. As its first HTS partnership, the company partnered with Capital One to co-develop Capital One Travel, a new travel portal designed specifically for cardholders. Other HTS partners include Air Canada, Uber, CommBank, Nubank, Flair Airlines with many more in the pipeline.
Featured in Apple’s Best of the App Store list of Essential Travel Apps in 2023 and recognized by the likes of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, Hopper has been downloaded over 120 million times and continues to have millions of new installs each month. Hopper is now the #3 largest online travel agency in North America and 70% of our app customers are Gen-Z and millennials travelers.
Hopper has raised over $750 million USD of private capital and is backed by some of the largest institutional investors and banks in the world. Hopper is primed to continue its acceleration as the world’s fastest-growing mobile-first travel marketplace.
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