Product Engineer

Hopper

(Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Full Time
Job Posting Details
About Hopper
Hopper is a new kind of travel company that uses big data to empower travelers. The Hopper app for iOS and Android analyzes trillions of past and current trips to predict when you should fly and buy. The app notifies you when fares drop so you can book flights at just the right moment. Hopper is among the fastest growing travel apps ever, with over 10 million installs since it was launched in 2015.
Summary
As a Product Engineer, you will work at the intersection of Product development, Engineering, and Data Science to rapidly prototype and iterate on new features. Every day you'll be working on projects that will help decide the success or failure of our company. Whether you’re working alongside product and design to conceptualize and define a feature, prototyping new user interfaces, or using real world data to explore the viability and impact of new features, your contribution to Hopper’s success will be critical. You’ll become a part of a small, versatile and highly collaborative team with big ambitions. Product development at Hopper is fast-paced, iterative and data driven. We move quickly to identify product hypotheses, design, build, test and learn. We’re speedy and scrappy while consistently delivering an elegant and delightful user experience. We believe even the hardest product challenges can be solved with a simple and user-centric approach to design.
Responsibilities
* Build and manage short-cycle prototypes to explore and test the impact of experimental features * Frame and conduct complex analyses using large amounts of poorly structured data * Collaborate directly with Product, Design and Data Science to refine our core app experience based on both qualitative and quantitative user feedback and metrics
Ideal Candidate
* BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering or other technical field * Experience in HTML, CSS and JavaScript * Experience building server-side applications in Python, Ruby, Scala or other programming languages * Experience in Pandas, R, SAS or other tools appropriate for large scale data preparation and analysis * Mobile app development experience a plus * Adaptable attitude; comfortable with a fast-paced, agile development process * Interest and experience in the travel industry and startups is a plus, you should be comfortable working in a close-knit team and fast-paced environment * The ability to flourish with minimal guidance, be proactive and handle uncertainty, ambiguity and quickly evolving goals
Compensation and Working Conditions
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