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 Group Advertising builds the platforms and experiences that connect advertisers with millions of travelers across the globe. Our mission is to help partners reach the right traveler with the right message at the right time — through intuitive advertiser experiences, high-performance ad delivery systems, and intelligent, AI-powered optimization. We are growing our Advertiser Experience engineering team and are looking for a talented, product-minded Senior Software Development Engineer who is excited to build thoughtful advertiser-facing experiences and the backend services that power them. You will help shape the next generation of our advertising marketplace, working at the intersection of user experience, scalable distributed systems, and generative AI.
In this role, you will:
Lead the design, implementation, and evolution of backend APIs and distributed services that power high-quality UI experiences, delivering trust, transparency, scalability, and performance to our partners
Own and drive the architecture of core services supporting campaign management and optimization across Expedia Group’s advertising network, setting technical direction, mentoring engineers, and raising the bar on reliability and operational excellence
Lead the application of LLMs and generative AI to streamline advertiser workflows, enhance campaign setup experiences, and automate repetitive operational tasks at scale
Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers to integrate personalized recommendations, smart defaults, and AI-assisted decision support
Lead cross-functional collaboration with product, UX, data science, and engineering teams to define, build, and deliver solutions that produce measurable impact for advertisers
Define and uphold engineering standards for code quality, AI systems, automated testing, and observability
Lead and influence operational reviews, using data and incident learnings to drive systemic improvements in reliability, performance, and operational maturity
Mentor and develop engineers across levels, providing technical guidance, code review leadership, and design feedback to consistently raise the team’s technical bar
Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience or 6+ year for Master's in a related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience
Experience driving the end-to-end technical design of multiple complex, multi-quarter projects
Experience developing features in full-stack technologies – Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, React, GraphQL or similar technologies, API development
Experience collaborating with business partners to identify problems and deliver technical solutions that meet their needs
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience formally mentoring and developing other engineers
Experience justifying and communicating technology choices to both technical and non-technical audiences
A strong understanding of testing and monitoring, with experience establishing operational excellence metrics at the team level
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.
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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, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. 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.
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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