Software Development Engineer III

At Expedia Group, we help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. As a global travel company powered by passionate people, trusted partnerships, and leading technology, we connect travelers, partners, and advertisers through our consumer brands, B2B network, and travel advertising business.

Here, you'll do meaningful work that helps millions of people discover, book, and experience travel with more ease, confidence, and joy. Our five Behaviors-Traveler First, Think Big, Operate with Excellence, Ownership Mindset, and Succeed Together-help foster a supportive environment where people can grow their careers and have the flexibility, benefits, and support to do their best work. Join us and build for travelers everywhere.

Role Summary A high performing individual contributor who acts as a mentor to more junior engineers, applies new engineering principles to improve existing systems, and is responsible for leading complex, well-defined projects. Experience 5+ years for Bachelor's 3+ years for Master's Education •Developed software in at least 3 different languages. • Maintained/ran at least 4 software project/product in production environments (bug fixing, troubleshooting, monitoring, etc.). Functional/ Technical Skills • Has strength in a couple languages and/or one language with multiple technology implementations. • Identifies strengths and weaknesses among languages for particular use cases. • Creates API's to be consumed across the business unit. • Selects among technology available to implement and solve for need. • Understands how projects/teams interact with other teams. • Understands and designs moderately complex systems. • Tests and monitors code at the project level. • Understands testing and monitoring tools. • Debugs applications. • Tests, debugs, and fixes issues within established SLAs. • Designs easily testable and observable software. • Understands how teams goals fit a business need. • Identifies business problems at the project level and provides solutions. Role Expectations • Proactively teams up with peers across the organization to build an understanding of cross dependencies and shared problem solving. • Participates in a community of practice to share and gain knowledge. • Continually seeks new technical skills in an engineering area. • Shares new skills and knowledge with team to increase effectiveness. • Demonstrates knowledge of advanced and relevant technology. • Is comfortable working with several forms of technology. • Understands the relationship between applications, databases and technology platforms. • Develops and tests complex or non-routine software applications and related programs and procedures to ensure they meet design requirements. • Effectively applies knowledge of software design principles, data structures and/or design patterns and computer science fundamentals to write code that is clean, maintainable, optimized, modular with good naming conventions. • Effectively applies knowledge of databases and database design principles to solve data requirements. • Effectively uses the understanding of software frameworks and how to leverage them to write simpler code. • Leads/clarifies code evolution in code reviews. • Brings together different stakeholders with varied perspectives to develop solutions to issues, and contributes own suggestions. • Thinks holistically to identify opportunities around policies/ processes to increase efficiency across organizational boundaries. • Assists with a whole systems approach to analyzing issues by ensuring all components (structure, people, process and technology) are identified and accounted for. • Identifies areas of inefficiency in code or systems operation and offer suggestions for improvements. • Compiles and reports on major operational or technical initiatives (like RCAs) to larger groups, whether via written or oral means.

The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $146,000.00 to $204,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $233,500.00, 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.

Benefits and perks

Expedia Group offers benefits and perks designed to support employees and their families, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, an Employee Assistance Program, wellness and travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN) membership. Learn more about life at Expedia Group at .

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About Expedia Group

Expedia Group includes three flagship consumer brands - Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo - along with a leading B2B travel business and travel advertising offerings. Across our brands and business, we help travelers explore the world with confidence and ease.

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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.