Principal Software Development Engineer, Expedia Group
AdTech
$242-338k
Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $387,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.
Online travel shopping company
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Online travel shopping company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$242-338k
Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $387,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.
1001+ employees
Company mission
Expedia's mission is to power global travel for everyone, everywhere.
Role
Who you are
- The successful candidate will bring deep advertising technical knowledge, leadership skills, and a passion for developing solutions that drive efficiency and effectiveness in the advertising ecosystem
- Minimum of 10 years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on advertising technology and auction systems
- Proven experience designing and implementing scalable, high-performance auction systems
- Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Java or C ++, with a solid understanding of software design principles
- In-depth knowledge of advertising technologies, including real-time bidding, OpenRTB, ad exchanges, and programmatic advertising
- Experience with data-driven decision-making, machine learning, and analytics in the context of advertising technology
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Experience with forecasting models for inventory management, enabling sales operations and enabling both reservation and auction based buying models
- Experience with full funnel ad measurement and attribution systems, such as brand lifts, incrementality based measures, modeled conversions, MMPs, CAPI, SAN, etc
- Master’s/Ph.D. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; or Equivalent related professional experience
What the job involves
- Expedia's Advertising group is looking for a seasoned Principal Software Development Engineer to envision, drive, and deliver our next-generation advertising marketplace
- Expedia’ Advertising is the global leader in advertising for the travel industry
- As part of AdTech you will envision, design and build the systems at the core of our marketplace
- You will collaborate with business owners and technology leaders to develop innovative solutions that have a positive impact on advertisers and travelers
- You will help mentor and set an example for a new and growing team of top-notch software engineers, with a focus on sustained operational excellence
- The Principal Engineer for Advertising at Expedia will be the senior-most engineer responsible for overseeing all advertising technology within the company
- This pivotal role covers various advertising products, each at different levels of maturity
- The team is geographically distributed across multiple locations
- The new hire will collaborate closely with these teams and report directly to the Ads Technology leader
- This position will be the top technical advisor for advertising and driving the technical vision and strategy for Expedia’s ad platforms
- This role includes unlocking new business opportunities, unifying fragmented ad platforms, improving efficiency, and building core adtech domain expertise
- Notably, this position offers a unique opportunity to drive innovation and growth in Expedia’s advertising technology landscape
- If you love to think big, move fast, and tackle hard problems, this may be the opportunity for you
- Lead the design and development of highly scalable and efficient auction systems, ensuring optimal performance and low-latency response times
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and specifications for auction-related features
- Develop and optimize algorithms for bidding strategies, pricing models, and real-time decision-making in advertising auctions
- Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies in auction dynamics, incorporating innovative approaches into our platform
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence
- Drive code reviews, architectural discussions, and ensure the adoption of best practices in software engineering
- Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, and other stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions
- Identify and address performance bottlenecks in the auction systems, optimizing code and infrastructure for maximum efficiency
- Design and lead data-driven approaches to proactively identify issues and enhance system reliability
Application process
- End Date: June 6, 2025
Our take
Expedia is an online travel agency. They enable users to access a wide range of services including airline tickets, hotel reservations, car rentals, cruises, vacation packages, and various attractions and services via the world wide web and telephone travel agents. Its primary web businesses include Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Hotwire.com, and Egencia.com.
Between 2021 and 2022, Expedia has been selling and merging a list of its sub-brands in a bid to simplify its operations, including Egencia and Classic Vacations. Due to plummeting share prices, mostly in the case of its sub-brands, Expedia has been leveraging its subsidiaries' customer base and merging them into the company’s core brand. Contrasting this move, Expedia has also been partnering with tech start-ups in a bid to make travel more accessible to underserved groups. Becoming Rentable, a travel company for the disabled is one of 12 startups that are part of Expedia Group’s new Open World Accelerator Programme.
What this indicates is Expedia’s shift from buying other travel companies and a move towards enhancing the experience of its preexisting customer base. This move is aiding in a long-term plan for greater long-term traveler loyalty, utilizing Expedia’s vast amounts of data, not just from reviews, but from check-in, cleanliness, communication, cancelations, etc to inform how guests experience a property.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Leisure Travel Reimbursement
- Travel Discounts
- Family & Friends Discount
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness Reimbursement
- Global Service Awards
- Business Travel Medical Insurance
- Matching Gifts
- Expert Medical Opinion
- New Parent Benefit
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- 401K Plan
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Vision Insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Life Insurance
Company HQ
Interbay, Seattle, WA
Leadership
Peter M. Kern
(CEO, not founder)Has been a director of Expedia Group since completion of the IAC/Expedia Group Spin-Off and has served as Vice Chairman of Expedia Group since June 2018. Previously CEO of Tribune Media and Managing Partner of InterMedia Partners VII, LP, a private equity firm.
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