Android Engineer II - Air Shopping

Introduction to Team Our Technology Team partners with teams across Expedia Group to create innovative products, services, and tools to deliver high-quality experiences for travelers, partners, and our employees. A singular technology platform powered by data and machine learning provides secure, differentiated, and personalized experiences that drive loyalty and traveler satisfaction. Role Overview This Android Engineer II role is part of the Air Shopping team within the Technology division. The team focuses on creating a personalized air shopping and comparison experience that empowers travelers to confidently choose the best flight, fare, and ancillaries. The role contributes to building and optimizing mobile experiences that bring these capabilities to life for travelers, improving how they discover, compare, and select flights on our apps. In this role, you will: Build, enhance, and maintain Android application features that deliver reliable, high-quality customer experiences across multiple Expedia Group brands and use cases. Design and implement clean, testable Kotlin code, including well-structured APIs and data models, following Android and mobile engineering best practices. Contribute to system and low-level design for mobile components, including screen flows, interaction patterns, and integration with backend services and data sources. Diagnose, debug, and resolve issues in Android applications, improving performance, stability, and usability through data‑driven analysis and experimentation. Collaborate with cross‑functional partners to deliver features end‑to‑end, ensuring high code quality with unit tests, integration tests, and continuous integration practices. Safely integrate and operate AI/ML‑enabled solutions that improve outcomes, including familiarity with AI‑driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real‑world products. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience. 2+ years of relevant professional experience. Professional experience developing Android applications using Kotlin, including shipping and supporting features in production. Experience owning well‑defined components or services within a mobile application, including API consumption, data modeling, and integration with backend systems. Solid understanding of Android fundamentals (lifecycle, layouts, networking, threading) and core software engineering practices such as code reviews, testing, and version control, including familiarity with AI‑driven systems, tools, or workflows and the ability to safely integrate AI/ML‑enabled solutions into mobile features under guidance. Preferred Qualifications Proficient in Kotlin for modern Android application development. Experienced with Jetpack Compose for building scalable, declarative Android UIs. Knowledge of mobile design patterns and Android architectures (such as MVVM), including clear module boundaries, API design, and scalable data models. Track record of improving performance, reliability, and observability of Android features at scale using metrics, logging, and experimentation to guide decisions. Experience contributing to or influencing mobile application technical design, including system design for feature areas, API contracts with services, and low‑level UI interaction design. Demonstrated practice of operational excellence for mobile apps, including monitoring, alerting, on‑call participation, and iterative improvements based on incident learnings. Safely integrates and operates AI/ML‑enabled solutions that improve outcomes, with hands‑on experience leveraging AI‑driven tools in development workflows or mobile product features appropriate to this level, and familiarity with applying AI/ML concepts to enhance mobile user experiences. Salary and Benefits The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $119,000.00 to $166,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $190,500.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role. Expedia Group offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, an Employee Assistance Program, wellness and travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership. Accommodation Requests If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team. EEO Statement Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. This employer participates in E‑Verify. 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