Job Description
Senior Manager Software Development Engineering - Air Shopping Platform Best Fare Search
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.
Why Join Us?
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.
Senior Manager Software Development Engineer – Air Shopping Platform Best Fare Search
Expedia Technology teams partner with our Product teams 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.
The Air Shopping Platform organization owns the end‑to‑end platform that powers Flight Search Pricing and Shopping across all Expedia Group points of sale partnering closely with product analytics and connectivity teams. We are responsible for building a reliable highly performant scalable and cost‑effective platform that delivers fast and relevant flight offers to the shopping experiences via Flight Search Flight Details and additional supporting APIs.
The Best Fare Search team owns the core flight planning selection and pricing engine – one of only 5 such flight search engines in the world that power all Flight Search globally.
In this role you will:
Lead and mentor software engineering teams to deliver scalable resilient and high-quality software solutions across multiple domains.
Define and execute technical vision architecture and roadmap for complex services and platforms aligning with business priorities.
Provide oversight on system design API development and data modeling to ensure robust secure and maintainable systems.
Foster a culture of operational excellence continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration within engineering and product teams.
Safely integrate and operate AI/ML-enabled solutions that drive improved outcomes championing best practices in responsible AI deployment.
Cultivate engineering talent developing high-performing teams and supporting senior technical leaders’ growth and adaptability.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience.
8+ years of relevant professional experience; with 3+ years managing teams.
Extensive engineering leadership experience managing teams delivering complex software solutions across multiple services or domains.
Demonstrated expertise in large-scale system design architecture and technical decision making.
Proven track record of integrating AI-driven systems tools or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real world products.
Strong knowledge of software development best practices security and operational excellence at scale.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience leading architectural transformation and modernization initiatives for distributed systems in complex environments.
Demonstrated success in guiding engineering organizations through periods of significant growth change or complexity.
Expertise in full stack engineering with the ability to operate across multiple technical domains and platforms.
Proven ability to champion data-driven decision making and operational excellence for mission-critical systems.
Deep familiarity with safely scaling and operating AI/ML-enabled solutions including risk mitigation and ethical considerations.
Deep familiarity with the C++ language libraries dev tools infrastructure and design best practices.
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.
We are proud to be named as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and be recognized for award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes TIME Disability:IN and others.
Expedia Group's family of brands includes: Brand Expedia® Hotels.com® Expedia® Partner Solutions Vrbo® trivago® Orbitz® Travelocity® Hotwire® Wotif® ebookers® CheapTickets® Expedia Group™ Media Solutions Expedia Local Expert® CarRentals.com™ and Expedia Cruises™. © 2024 Expedia Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners. CST: 2029030-50
Employment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group’s Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. Never provide sensitive personal information to someone unless you’re confident who the recipient is. Expedia Group does not extend job offers via email or any other messaging tools to individuals with whom we have not made prior contact. Our email domain is @expediagroup.com. The official website to find and apply for job openings at Expedia Group is careers.expediagroup.com/jobs.
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.What We Do
Expedia Group powers travel for everyone everywhere through our global platform. Driven by the core belief that travel is a force for good we help people experience the world in new ways and build lasting connections. We provide industry-leading technology solutions to fuel partner growth and success while facilitating memorable experiences for travelers. Expedia Group's family of brands includes: Brand Expedia® Hotels.com® Expedia® Partner Solutions Vrbo® trivago® Orbitz® Travelocity® Hotwire® Wotif® ebookers® CheapTickets® Expedia Group™ Media Solutions Expedia Local Expert® CarRentals.com™ and Expedia Cruises™.
Why Work With Us
As travelers and technologists we are passionate about making travel more seamless accessible and memorable. We embrace different perspectives celebrate new ideas and empower every Expedian to drive meaningful change. The experiences we create bridge divides and broaden horizons – helping create unforgettable memories through travel.
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