Senior Software Engineering Manager, HTS Media - Remote

Overview

HTS Media is Hopper’s advertising and media division, built to help travel brands, destinations, and suppliers connect with travelers at scale. We power advertising placements across Hopper’s app and through our B2B partner network, which includes global brands like Capital One Travel, TripAdvisor. Our platform gives advertisers measurable results, helping them capture more bookings and earn greater long-term value from their customers, while travelers get relevant offers that make trip planning better.

Our mission is to build the travel industry’s leading retail media network, turning advertising into a major driver of profitability for Hopper and our partners, much like Instacart, Uber, and Amazon have done in their sectors.

We’re still in the early stages of our roadmap, yet HTS Media has already become one of Hopper’s fastest-growing and most profitable business units. The engineering team plays a pivotal role in scaling the platform, ensuring our ad tech products deliver measurable impact for advertisers and seamless experiences for travelers.

In Short

• Lead and scale the engineering team responsible for Hopper’s ad platform.
• Partner with product and business leaders to define the roadmap and prioritize initiatives.
• Build a high-performance team culture, recruiting top engineering talent.
• Establish engineering excellence, ensuring systems are robust and scalable.
• Own cross-functional execution, working closely with data science, product, and sales.
• Shape the future of travel retail media and innovate on ad delivery and monetization.

Requirements

• 8+ years of engineering experience, with at least 3+ years managing teams.
• Proven success building complex, distributed systems.
• Experience with ad tech or large-scale data/ML-driven systems preferred.
• Track record of partnering closely with product and business teams.
• Ability to attract, mentor, and grow engineering talent.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Passion for technology transforming industries, with an interest in travel.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and pre-IPO equity packages.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Carrot Cash travel stipend.
• Access to co-working space and work-from-home stipend.
• Generous parental leave.
• Entrepreneurial culture encouraging innovation.
• Open communication with management.
• Small, dynamic teams with a large impact.
• 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• Access to Disability & Life insurance.
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA).
• Access to 401k plan.