Software Development Engineer, Expedia Group
$171.5-196k
OTE
$122.5-171.5k
BASE
Online travel shopping company
Open for applications
Online travel shopping company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$171.5-196k
OTE
$122.5-171.5k
BASE
1001+ employees
Company mission
Expedia's mission is to power global travel for everyone, everywhere.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's or Masters degree in a Technical field; or equivalent related professional experience
- 3+ years' experience in software development or similar role
- Strong technical proficiency in Java or Kotlin. You are knowledgeable in modern API frameworks, including REST and GraphQL
- Hands-on experience in GraphQL, including schema design, API development, and client-side querying
- Some familiarity with Javascript or Typescript and knowledge of design systems and component libraries for scalable UI development
- Excel in effective verbal and written communication, capable of presenting complex technical concepts clearly to diverse partners and peers
- Passionate about learning, especially in the areas of technology, service design patterns and system architecture
- Bring a solid foundation in Agile/Scrum development practices and continuously learn from past actions to make improvements
What the job involves
- As a Software Development Engineer II, you’ll join the Universal Shopping team in the Expedia Product & Technology division of Expedia Group
- Our team continuously seeks to improve the overall traveler experience on our web and native platforms through feature experimentation and performance optimizations
- You will play a critical role in refining the shopping experience and building scalable and resilient solutions for our many travelers
- Design and implement reliable, high-performant features to improve the shopping experience
- Implement holistic solutions to bring consistent experience between platforms
- Conduct thorough code reviews to maintain standards of code quality and scalability
- Advocate for engineering excellence, exceptional usability, and outstanding quality
- Write automated tests and work across data sources to integrate them into a scalable tech stack
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.
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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 values
- Force Simplicity
- Include Consciously
- Trust Each Other
- Go Get What's Next
- Choose Fearlessly
Company HQ
Interbay, Seattle, WA
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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.
People progressing
Joined as Manager - Strategic Initiatives and has been promoted multiple times to Senior Manager - Strategic Initiatives after 1 year, to Director - Strategic Initiatives also after 1 year, and again to Senior Director - Strategy & Supply after 2 years. Now works as the Vice President of the Travel Agent Affiliate Program.
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