Engineering Manager, Subledger

The role

You will own the subledger, the system of record for every financial transaction at Hopper, and lead a team of engineers who build and run it. You will work closely with Finance, Accounting, Payments and product engineering on accurate reporting and reconciliation.

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 from source event to financial report.
• Build senior relationships with Finance and Accounting and translate their requirements into system design.
• Partner with Payments, Bookings, Post-Booking and Data teams on contracts, data models and migration paths.
• 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.
• Systems-minded approach to architecture, with experience leading large refactors or migrations of production financial systems.
• Clear communication with accountants and engineers, including explaining 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.

Nice to have

• Fintech, payments or financial systems experience.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and pre-IPO equity packages.
• Company covers 100% of group insurance premiums.
• Life, short term and long term disability coverage.
• HSA that covers eligible medical and dental expenses.
• Telemedicine access for employees and dependents.
• RRSP plan with automatic pre-tax withdrawals per pay.
• Parental leave.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Carrot Cash travel stipend.
• On-demand co-working space through FlexDesk and a work-from-home stipend.
• Entrepreneurial culture with open communication with leadership.

Before you apply

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About the company

Hopper is a travel technology platform with a consumer app and HTS, its B2B business, which powers fintech, commerce and loyalty for travel and banking brands. The company turned profitable in 2025.