AI Solutions Principal

At Expedia Group, we help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. Responsibilities Translate complex, ambiguous business requirements into well-scoped engineering projects and guide teams toward sound technology decisions. Architect and influence complex data systems, establishing best practices, design standards, and recommended toolsets across multiple domains. Develop and communicate a north star vision for your domain, advocating for initiatives that remove long-term technical roadblocks. Partner with technologists across Expedia Group to collaboratively solve problems and support a community of engineering practice. Build relationships with leaders across the organization to understand business challenges and apply a technology lens to deliver impactful solutions. Design scalable, resilient, and highly available distributed systems for data extraction, ingestion, and large-scale data processing. Stay current on industry trends in AI, machine learning, and data engineering - identifying opportunities for adoption and recognizing when new trends are premature or fleeting. Contribute to and influence organizational technology strategy, product vision, and cross-domain integration decisions. Actively mentor senior individual contributors, identify rising talent, and coach the broader data engineering community within your domains. Lead solution design relating to advancements in data engineering, cloud data platforms, data modeling, business intelligence, and data science. Communicate technology choices and design patterns verbally and in writing to organization-wide audiences, including executive stakeholders. Drive principles and practices for software that is testable, observable, cost-optimized, and operationally excellent across multi-project scopes. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field with 12+ years of relevant experience; or Master's degree in a related technical field with 10+ years of relevant experience; or equivalent related professional experience. Demonstrated experience defining data engineering and architecture best practices at a department or organizational level. Proficiency in one or more development languages: Java, Python, or Scala. Deep expertise in data architecture, data modeling, streaming technology, data validation, and performance optimization. Experience architecting distributed systems and building high-performance, scalable data products. Proficient communication skills with the ability to present technical strategy to executive leadership and cross-functional teams. Experience with machine learning, data science platforms, or AI-driven solution design (preferred). Familiarity with cloud data platforms and enterprise information management. Experience with cost optimization strategies for large-scale data infrastructure. Background providing technical assessment and feedback in peer performance reviews. Compensation & Benefits The total cash range for this position in Austin is $231,000-$323,500. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $369,500 based on performance. Medical, dental, and vision coverage. Paid time off. Employee Assistance Program. Wellness and travel reimbursement. Travel discounts. International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN) membership. Equal Opportunity Equal Opportunity. Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment. 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, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization. #J-18808-Ljbffr 11105 Expedia, Inc.