Software Development Engineer

Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting‑edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success. To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win. We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time‑off, parental leave, a flexible work model (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us. 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. As a Full Stack Software Engineer working on Expedia’s critical production checkout applications, your mission will be to ensure Expedia Checkout is always fast, available, scalable, and engineered to withstand unparalleled demand. You will be in the thick of solving the unexpected problems of systems at scale in a way most engineers never experience. You will have strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, proficiency in coding and systems design, solid interpersonal skills and a desire to tackle the complex problems of scale. You are a collaborative and creative individual and you thrive in a dynamic and agile environment. You adapt to new technologies and enjoy working on complex problems. Every day, we at Expedia get to innovate on web applications that millions of travelers use to plan, book and experience trips they will remember forever. In this role, you will: Design, implement, and maintain robust, secure, and scalable services and applications, including system design (LLD), API design, and data modeling to support business‑critical capabilities across multiple domains. Write clean, reliable, and well‑tested code, applying sound engineering principles, design patterns, and code review practices to improve quality, performance, and maintainability for complex systems. Own end‑to‑end delivery of features and services, from technical design and implementation through deployment, monitoring, and iteration, ensuring high availability and operational excellence. Diagnose and resolve complex production issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive long‑term improvements in reliability, observability, and resilience across services and dependencies. Collaborate with cross‑functional partners, contributing technical expertise to product discovery, backlog prioritization, and data‑driven decision making while ensuring solutions are reusable and fungible across multiple domains. 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. Hands‑on experience designing and implementing system components, including APIs, low‑level design, and data modeling for single or multi‑service ownership. Proficiency in at least one modern programming language and associated frameworks, with solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, debugging, and unit/integration testing. Experience contributing to the operational lifecycle of services (monitoring, alerting, deployment pipelines, and incident handling) within a team setting. Preferred Qualifications: Full‑stack engineer with proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Java/Kotlin, and GraphQL. Experience maintaining and operating at least four software projects or products in production environments, including bug fixing, troubleshooting, monitoring, and operational support. Experience selecting technologies to solve business problems and understanding trade‑offs between languages and platforms. Experience creating APIs consumed across teams or business units. Solid understanding of how projects and teams interact with other teams and align to business needs. Experience testing, monitoring, debugging, and fixing issues within defined SLAs. Experience with AI‑enabled software development workflows. Please note that this role is only available in Seattle, in alignment with our flexible work model which requires employees to be in‑office at least three days a week. We are unable to offer relocation assistance for this role. 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. Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future. Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee’s passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership. View our full list of benefits. 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 through the Accommodation Request. 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, 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 Expedia, Inc.