Job Description
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.
Introduction to the Team
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 Software Development Engineer II position is part of the Servicing team which builds and supports Web and Native App traveler self-service experiences for all Expedia brands and partners. In this role you will design build and operate servicing experiences across web and native apps collaborating closely with Product XD and Program Management.
You will contribute to the technical design and implementation of scalable services and user experiences in the traveler Servicing space including applying AI- and agentic-driven capabilities to help travelers resolve their needs quickly and intuitively. As an SDE II you will be a hands-on engineer owning features end-to-end and helping to elevate engineering practices on the team through high-quality code testing and operational excellence.
In this role you will:
Design develop test and deploy software solutions for defined services applying solid coding practices and effective code reviews to maintain high quality and reliability
Contribute to low-level system design API design and data modeling for services and components ensuring solutions are scalable maintainable and aligned with architectural guidelines
Troubleshoot and resolve issues across the software development lifecycle including debugging performance tuning and improving operational stability of owned services
Collaborate with peers technical leads and partner teams to break down requirements estimate work and deliver features that support multiple products or domains
Safely integrate and operate AI/ML‑enabled solutions that improve outcomes including using AI‑driven tools in development workflows and validating their outputs for correctness and safety
Build familiarity with AI-driven systems tools or workflows and apply AI/ML concepts to real world products where appropriate ensuring secure compliant and reliable adoption
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 software development experience applying object-oriented or functional programming data structures and algorithms to build and maintain production services or applications
Experience owning components or services through the full development lifecycle including design implementation testing deployment and operational support
Proficiency in system design at the component level including API design data modeling and integration patterns within a service or small set of related services including familiarity with AI-driven systems tools or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real world products
Preferred Qualifications:
2+ years of full‑stack development experience across front‑end and back‑end services
Recent hands-on experience building and operating Node.js + React-based applications in production
Experience implementing and maintaining GraphQL-based backends
Experience designing and implementing service APIs and data models consumed by multiple teams or products
Experience running production services with monitoring alerting and on-call participation (e.g. pager rotation)
Please note that this role is only available in the following locations: Austin TX 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 Austin is $119000.00 to $166500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $190500.00 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.
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.Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience
- 2+ years of relevant professional software development experience
- Experience applying object-oriented or functional programming data structures and algorithms to build and maintain production services or applications
- Experience owning components or services through the full development lifecycle including design implementation testing deployment and operational support
- Proficiency in system design at the component level including API design data modeling and integration patterns
- Familiarity with AI-driven systems tools or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real-world products
- Must be located in Austin TX and work in-office at least three days a week (no relocation assistance)
- 2+ years of full-stack development experience across front-end and back-end services
- Recent hands-on experience building and operating Node.js + React-based applications in production
- Experience implementing and maintaining GraphQL-based backends
- Experience designing and implementing service APIs and data models consumed by multiple teams or products
- Experience running production services with monitoring alerting and on-call participation (e.g. pager rotation)
Expedia Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Expedia Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Expedia Group.
- Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits—Wellness and travel perks are positioned as differentiators with wellness and travel reimbursement brand discounts and IATAN access supporting work-life balance. Flexible schedules commuter benefits and onsite amenities further enhance lifestyle value.
- Parental & Family Support—Family-focused provisions include generous parental leave adoption and surrogacy assistance childcare benefits and caregiver support. Pet care leave and company-sponsored family events broaden the definition of family support.
- Inclusive Benefits Coverage—Healthcare is described as inclusive extending coverage to partners regardless of gender or marital status and offering fertility and transgender services. This breadth signals support for diverse life stages and identities.
Expedia Group Insights
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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