Engineering Manager, Subledger

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About the RoleAs Engineering Manager for the Subledger team, you will own the system of record for every financial transaction at Hopper,

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EngineeringEngineering Manager

About the Role

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Own and manage the subledger platform with an outcomes-based mindset, serving as the primary point of contact for technical, accounting, and operational topics related to transaction recording and reconciliation
Lead, grow, and mentor a team of engineers, setting technical direction and championing correctness in a system where every entry must balance
Drive the architecture of the subledger, evolving the current design toward simplicity and scalability through sound abstractions and automation
Ensure all money movements across booking and post-booking flows are accurately accounted for, with full traceability from source event to financial report
Build strong, senior-level relationships with Finance and Accounting, translating accounting requirements into system design and surfacing technical constraints early
Partner with the Payments, Bookings, Post-Booking, and Data teams that integrate with the subledger, aligning on contracts, data models, and migration paths
Identify and act on opportunities to reduce manual reconciliation effort, close reporting gaps, and eliminate classes of discrepancies at the source
Track KPIs such as reconciliation accuracy, unmatched transaction rates, close-cycle timelines, and system reliability, and lead recurring reviews with Finance and engineering leadership

8+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years managing engineers, with fintech, payments, or financial systems experience a plus
Experience designing and operating high-volume transactional systems where correctness, idempotency, and auditability are critical
Working knowledge of accounting fundamentals, including double-entry bookkeeping, ledgers and subledgers, reconciliation, and the financial close process, and the ability to apply them to system design
A systems-minded approach to architecture, favoring clear invariants, clean abstractions, and automation over one-off fixes, plus experience leading large refactors or migrations of production financial systems
Clear communication with both accountants and engineers, including the ability to explain technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders
Strong organization and self-direction in a high-growth environment
Based in the Eastern or Central time zone, with daily overlap across the Finance, Accounting, and engineering teams you partner with

What We Offer

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✓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

✓All employees and dependents have access to Dialogue's telemedicine services, anytime, anywhere

✓All employees have access to an RRSP plan with automatic pre-tax withdrawals per pay

✓Please ask us about our very generous parental leave, much above industry standards!

✓Unlimited PTO

✓Carrot Cash travel stipend

✓Access to co-working space on demand through FlexDesk AND 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

✓Billions of dollars in travel and travel fintech move through Hopper and HTS every year.

✓Our fintech products, including Cancel for Any Reason and Disruption Assistance for Any Reason, post exceptionally strong customer satisfaction because the terms are clear and resolutions are instant, no questions asked.

✓Nearly 30% of app customers add a fintech product to their booking, and those customers are 1.6x more likely to book with us again.

✓HTS now drives more than 90% of the business, proof of how fast B2B has scaled.

✓Through HTS, any travel provider (airlines, hotels, banks, travel agencies) can plug the company's fintech, commerce and AI solutions into their own channels, whether that's a single integration or a full end-to-end travel portal.