Forward Deployed Engineer, Full Stack - Fintech Airlines - APAC (India - 100% Remote)

What would your day-to-day look like

• Partner-Facing Engineering: Collaborate closely with our B2B partners' technical teams to understand their requirements, design integration architectures, and deploy HTS products seamlessly into their ecosystems.
• AI-Accelerated Development: Utilize AI coding assistants and agentic workflows to rapidly iterate on features using Scala and React (no prior experience in our specific stack required).
• Architecture & Deployment: Decide how to best adapt and build core systems within the context of our microservices architecture to meet specific partner needs without compromising core product scalability.
• Rapid Impact: Ship your first code in days, balancing rapid, partner-facing deployments with long-term code maintainability.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the technical bridge between Hopper’s internal Product, Data Science, and Core Engineering teams and our external partners.
• Drive B2B Growth: Execute on massive integration opportunities, directly helping Hopper rise to the top of the global travel industry.

An ideal candidate has

• "Vibe Coder" Mindset: Proficiency with AI coding tools. Knows how to prompt, steer, and validate AI-generated code to ship 10x faster than a traditional developer.
• Client-Facing Technical Acumen: Proven experience working directly with external clients, partners, or enterprise vendors to scope and deliver technical solutions.
• Strong Architectural Guardrails: Deep conceptual understanding of distributed systems, security, and maintainability to ensure the AI-generated solutions are robust and production-grade.
• Thriving in Ambiguity: The ability to handle the uncertainty, legacy systems, and quickly evolving goals typical of high-stakes partner deployments without breaking a sweat.
• Cloud & Stack Agility: Prior cloud experience. Confident jumping into Scala, React, or any stack the partner throws, using AI to bridge the syntax gap.
• Domain Expertise: Prior airline/travel industry or eCommerce experience is highly valued.