Software Development Engineer III

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 team

Our Expedia Product & Technology division builds innovative products, services, and tools to deliver high-quality experiences for travellers, partners, and our employees. A unified, singular technology platform powered by data and machine learning provides secure, differentiated, and personalised experiences for the traveler and our partners that drive loyalty and customer satisfaction.

The goal of Media Solutions(MeSo) Tech team is to spearhead advertising products and services across many Expedia brands including BEX, Hotels.com, Portfolio Brands (COMET & Hotwire.com), Expedia Partner Sites (EPS), and Vrbo. We help our advertisers identify travellers on EG sites, target specific traveller criteria, and then deliver the most relevant products.

As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will propose, design and implement various initiatives. As a member of the team, you will work in alliance with global teams providing the technical expertise needed to overcome hard problems. We value rigor and innovative thinking in our development process and believe in the power of a motivated & agile development team.

What You’ll Do

• Join a high-performing team and have a unique opportunity to make a highly visible impact
• Learn best practices and how to constantly raise the bar in terms of engineering excellence
• Identify inefficiencies in code or systems operation and offer suggestions for improvements
• Expand your skills in developing high quality, distributed and scalable software
• Share new skills and knowledge with the team to increase efficiency Write code that is clean, maintainable, and optimized with good naming conventions
• Develop fast, scalable, and highly available services
• Participate in code reviews and pull requests
  
  

Who You Are

• 5+ years software development work experience using modern languages i.e. Java/Kotlin
• Bachelor’s in computer science or related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience
• Experience in Java, Scala, Kotlin, AWS, Kafka, S3, Lambda, Docker, Datadog
• Problem solver with a good understanding of algorithms, data structures, and distributed applications
• Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming concepts, data structure, algorithms, and test-driven development
• Solid understanding of load balancing, caching, database partitioning, caching to improve application scalability
• Demonstrated ability to develop and support large-sized internet-scale software systems
• Experience in AWS Service
• Knowledge of No-SQL databases and cloud computing concepts
• Sound understanding of client-side optimization best practices
• Ability to quickly pick up new technologies, languages with ease
• Working knowledge of Agile Software Development methodologies
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Passionate about quality of work
  
  

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 Groups 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

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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, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

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