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Overview Hopper Technology Solutions (HTS) is seeking a smart, creative, and hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a squad dedicated to our high-stakes Enterprise and Corporate B2B partners. You will be at the heart of our mission to revolutionize travel technology for global giants. In this role, you aren''''t just a manageryou are a technical steward and a people multiplier . You will lead a high-performing team of talented engineers building complex, distributed systems that handle millions of transactions. Youll navigate the intersection of technical excellence, enterprise-grade reliability, and the rapid ''''zero-to-one'''' pace that defines Hopper. Responsibilities Hire, mentor, and coach a multidisciplinary squad. Build a high-trust culture where engineers are empowered to act like owners. Partner closely with product teams to translate ''''big-picture'''' partner needs into executable technical roadmaps. Ensure we ship high-quality features while managing the unique complexities of B2B integrations and public-facing APIs. While you won''''t be coding 100% of the time, you will stay deeply technical. Lead architectural reviews, help unblock complex debugging sessions, and ensure our stack remains scalable and resilient. Own the ''''run'''' of your teams services. Establish on-call rotations, drive down technical debt strategically, and ensure our systems meet the strict SLAs required by our enterprise corporate partners. Act as the primary technical point of contact for external partners. Explain complex system constraints to non-technical stakeholders and advocate for the best technical path forward. Some travel within North America for client meetings may be required. Qualifications 2+ years of experience leading engineering teams and 7+ years in software development (ideally with JVM/Scala or React experience). Comfort with ambiguity and ability to build the ''''MVP'''' without sacrificing long-term system integrity. Experience with microservices, distributed systems, and designing APIs robust for global enterprise use. Preference for a ''''ship and iterate'''' approach; able to distinguish what needs to be perfect on Day 1 vs what can be optimized later. Proven track record of growing junior engineers into seniors and seniors into leads/architects. More about Hopper Perks and benefits of working with us: Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and upsides of pre-IPO equity packages. Hopper covers 100% of the premiums for group insurance plan. Hopper offers life, short term and long term disability coverage. HSA that covers eligible medical and dental expenses. Dialogue telemedicine services access for all employees and dependents. RRSP plan with automatic pre-tax withdrawals per pay. Very generous parental leave, above industry standards. Unlimited PTO. Carrot Cash travel stipend. Co-working space on demand through FlexDesk and Work-from-home stipend. Entrepreneurial culture, open communication with management and leadership. Small, dynamic teams = massive impact. At Hopper, we are on a mission to become the leading travel platform globally powering Hoppers mobile app, website and our B2B business, HTS. By leveraging data and ML, Hopper combines its travel agency offering with fintech products to bring transparency, flexibility and savings to travelers globally. The Hopper platform serves hundreds of millions of travelers globally. The Hopper app has been downloaded over 120 million times. HTS partnerships include Capital One, Air Canada, Nubank, and more. Compensation Range: CA$260K - CA$350K. #J-18808-Ljbffr