Software Development Engineer, Expedia Group
Core Platform
$137.5-192.5k
Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $220,000.00, 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
$137.5-192.5k
Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $220,000.00, 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
- Successful candidates have an established history of developing and delivering sophisticated distributed software systems and are driven to achieve results in a fast paced, dynamic environment
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering, or equivalent experience PLUS 5+ years of software development experience with a focus on developing highly available, resilient and secure web applications or platforms/SDKs using JavaScript/Typescript and Node.js
- Have strong technical proficiency and are capable of solving complex problems by applying critical thinking and a deep understanding of software design principles, algorithms and data structures
- Experience using HapiJS/ExpressJS and/or GraphQL preferred
- Experience using code versioning tools (e.g. Git), CI/CD systems (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.), cloud technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, etc.) and agile development methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Kanban)
- Using your strong communication skills, you articulate your ideas to peers and leaders, providing details and supporting your ideas with data where applicable
- You focus on the team's technical operations and have a strong desire to lead by example
What the job involves
- The Core Platform team is a part of the Experience Platform org which enables developers across Expedia Group (EG, in short) to create and maintain their applications, user experiences and business domains, with reduced friction and increased leverage of cross-EG solutions and communities of practice
- Our focus is to develop technology platforms/frameworks that help develop reliable, scalable, production-ready, and brand-agnostic applications in a consistent and accelerated manner
- Application developers can go from zero to app within minutes using our templates/generators and then extend, maintain and evolve the application using our libraries/modules/plugins. This results in increased developer productivity worth millions of dollars
- As a senior software developer on this team you will have the opportunity to create our next generation of innovative platforms for building the travel shopping experience of the future!
- Develop and maintain web application platforms by using a variety of software development tools while acting as a spokesperson for software design best practices and operational excellence
- Lead complex projects to successful completion by understanding requirements, designing the optimal solution approach, and implementing high-quality software in an efficient and timely manner
- Research and recommend frameworks, architectural/code design patterns, and industry standards in development methodologies and technologies
- Identify areas of improvements within the code and suggest solutions
- Lead by example in advancing the team’s design methodology and quality programming practices, and mentor/coach junior engineers to up-level team standards
- Lead a community of practice and bring people together for shared learning via excellent documentation, blog posts, and tech talks
Application process
- End Date: March 10, 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.
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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 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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