Engineering Manager, Subledger

The role

You will own the subledger, the system of record for every financial transaction at Hopper. You will lead and mentor a team of engineers and work closely with Finance, Accounting, Payments, and other product teams.

What you will do

• Own and manage the subledger platform and act as the main contact for technical, accounting, and operational topics.
• Lead, grow, and mentor a team of engineers and set technical direction.
• Drive the architecture of the subledger toward simplicity and scalability.
• Ensure all money movements are accurately accounted for, with full traceability to financial reports.
• Build senior-level relationships with Finance and Accounting and translate accounting requirements into system design.
• Partner with Payments, Bookings, Post-Booking, and Data teams on contracts, data models, and migrations.
• Reduce manual reconciliation effort 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.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years managing engineers.
• 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.
• A systems-minded approach to architecture, plus experience leading large refactors or migrations of production financial systems.
• Clear communication with both accountants and engineers.
• 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.

Nice to have

• Fintech, payments, or financial systems experience.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and pre-IPO equity packages.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Carrot Cash travel stipend.
• On-demand co-working space through FlexDesk and a work-from-home stipend.
• Very generous parental leave.
• 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental and Vision coverage for employees.
• Disability and Life insurance.
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA).
• DCA/FSA and access to a 401k plan.

Before you apply

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About the company

Hopper is building a travel technology platform that combines data, AI, and fintech products. Its B2B business, HTS, powers travel fintech, commerce, and loyalty for partners such as Capital One, Air Canada, Uber, RBC, and Nubank.